William C. Gloth

William Conrad Gloth (August 7, 1886 – December 3, 1944) was an American football player and coach. Gloth was a center on Virginia Cavaliers football teams of the University of Virginia, noted for his ability to beat the ends downfield on a punt.[1]

William C. Gloth
Gloth pictured in The Bomb 1911, VMI yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1886-08-07)August 7, 1886
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1944(1944-12-03) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Playing career
1904–1908Virginia
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909–1910VMI
Head coaching record
Overall7–6–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1907)

Early life

William Conrad "Bily" Gloth was born on August 7, 1886, in Erie, Pennsylvania.[2][3]

Sports career

Gloth was selected for the All-Southern team of "a well-known New York authority on sports" in 1907.[4] He played center on Virginia Cavaliers football at the University of Virginia.[1][5] He was the ninth head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, serving for two seasons, from 1909 to 1910, and compiling a record of 7–6–1.[6]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1909–1910)
1909 VMI 4–3
1910 VMI 3–3–1
VMI: 7–6–1
Total:7–6–1

After leaving VMI, Gloth moved to Arlington County, Virginia. He was elected police court judge in 1916. In 1924, Gloth was elected commonwealth's attorney for Arlington County and he served in that role for years.[5]

Personal life

Gloth had one son, Ensign William Gloth Jr.[5]

Gloth died on December 3, 1944, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was interred at Columbia Gardens Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. "More Coaches Coming". The Cavalier Daily. May 23, 1910.
  2. The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the ... - James Terry White - Google Books. 1967. Retrieved April 7, 2012 – via Google Books.
  3. The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the ... - James Terry White - Google Books. 1967. Retrieved April 7, 2012 – via Google Books.
  4. "All-Southern Eleven". Charlotte Observer. December 16, 1907.
  5. "W. C. Gloth Rites Held at Arlington". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 7, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records". Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
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