William C. Kenyon

William Curtis Kenyon (December 5, 1898 – May 6, 1951) was an American football and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1942 and from 1944 to 1945, compiling a record of 4–11. Kenyon also the head coach of the basketball team at Maine from 1935 to 1943 and again in 1944–45, and the head coach of the baseball team at the school from 1936 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1949. Kenyon played college football at Georgetown University from 1919 to 1922 and in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants in 1925. He also played baseball at Georgetown and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1927.[1] Kenyon died on May 6, 1951, at a hospital in Bangor, Maine.[2]

William C. Kenyon
Kenyon pictured in The Prism 1943, Maine yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1898-12-05)December 5, 1898
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1951(1951-05-06) (aged 52)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1919–1922Georgetown
1925New York Giants
Baseball
c. 1920Georgetown
Position(s)End, fullback, tailback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1941Maine (assistant)
1942Maine
1944–1945Maine
Basketball
?–1935Maine (freshmen)
1935–1942Maine
1944–1945Maine
Baseball
1926–1935Maine (freshmen)
1936–1943Maine
1945–1949Maine
Head coaching record
Overall4–11 (football)
33–51 (basketball)
67–111–2 (baseball)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1942)
1942 Maine 2–4
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1944–1945)
1944 Maine 2–2
1945 Maine 0–5
Maine: 4–11
Total:4–11

Baseball

Below is a table of Kenyon's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[3]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Maine Black Bears (1936)
1936 Maine 6–6
Maine Black Bears (New England Conference) (1937–1943)
1937 Maine 9–5–13–32nd
1938 Maine 11–76–21st
1939 Maine 4–130–85th
1940 Maine 5–111–65th
1941 Maine 4–121–65th
1942 Maine 6–83–5T–3rd
1943 Maine 4–83–54th
Maine Black Bears (1945–1948)
1945 Maine 2–7
1946 Maine 3–8
1947 Maine 7–6
1948 Maine 2–9–1
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1949)
1949 Maine 4–111–45th
Maine: 67–111–218–39
Total:67–111–2

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "Athletic Hall of Fame". Georgetown University Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. "William C. Kenyon" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. May 7, 1951. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  3. "Baseball" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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