William Moge
William Moge (1911 – January 18, 2002) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He also played halfback in football, third base in baseball and guard in basketball at Providence College graduating in the class of 1938.
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1911 |
Died | January 18, 2002 |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1941–1942 | American International |
1943 | American International (assistant) |
1965 | Holyoke Bombers |
Basketball | |
1941–1943 | American International |
Baseball | |
1942 | American International |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 11–22 (basketball) 2–6–1 (pro football) |
He served as the head coach in all three sports at American International College during the early 1940s.[2] He later served as the head football coach of the Holyoke Bombers of the Atlantic Coast Football League for part of one season in 1965.[3]
Around 1950, he would begin his tenure as the head football coach at Chicopee High School. Bill Budness was a senior captain of his in 1959. In 1958 he would lead the team past Holyoke High to win Chicopee's first AA Conference title (20-0). In 1959, Moge coached against Holyoke star quarterback and future NFL player Archie Roberts losing the matchup (36-6). In his last game as head coach in 1983, the football field at Szot Park was named in his honor on the morning of the game.
In 1977, he Inducted into the Massachusetts Schoolboy Football Coaches Hall of Fame for his coaching achievements. Two years later in 1979 he was inducted into the Massachusetts Schoolboy Coaches Hall of Fame for his baseball coaching achievements. Few years after he was inducted into the Massachusetts Schoolboy Coaches Hall of Fame for basketball for his coaching achievements in 1981.
In 1984, Moge was inducted into the Providence Friars athletic hall of fame.[4]
References
- Brown, Garry (March 25, 2019). "Richard Bedard continuing tradition of athletic excellence at American International College". masslive.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- "MEN'S BASKETBALL CAREER COACHING RECORDS". American International Yellow Jackets. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- "1965 Holyoke Bombers (ACFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- https://friars.com/honors/hall-of-fame/william-b-moge/74