William Quigley (coach)

William Andrew Quigley (August 1, 1892 – March 24, 1942)[1] was an American college football player and coach and founder of the Del Mar racetrack.

William Quigley
Biographical details
Born(1892-08-01)August 1, 1892
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 1942(1942-03-24) (aged 49)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Playing career
1914–1917Penn
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919Saint Joseph's
1921–1923George Washington

Quigley was captain and fullback of the University of Pennsylvania football team in 1916.[2] He served as the head football coach at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from 1921 to 1923.[3]

After his football career, Quigley became a successful stockbroker and settled in La Jolla, California. There he formed the idea of establishing a horse racetrack on the Del Mar Fairgrounds, inspired by the success of the Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, California that opened on Christmas 1934. He subsequently won over Bing Crosby and on May 6, 1936, Quigley and Crosby filed for articles of incorporation with California and founded the Del Mar turf Club. Quigley became the original General Manager / Director of Racing of the Del Mar racetrack, which opened on July 3, 1937.[4][5] Quigley was still vice president and general manager of the Del Mar Turf Club when he died at the age of 49 in Pasadena. He is interred at the Waterside Cemetery in Marblehead, Massachusetts near his birthplace.[2]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
George Washington Hatchetites (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921)
1921 George Washington 3–3–20–3–116th
George Washington Hatchetites (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922 George Washington 2–6
1923 George Washington 2–8
George Washington: 4–14
Total:7–17–2

References
  1. William Quigley in Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
  2. Obituary in the Daily News from New York, New York, of March 25, 1942
  3. Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. Amy Williams, The Del Mar Race Track 75 Years of Turf and Surf, in The Journal of San Diego History 58:3, Summer 2012
  5. Jörgen Nilsson and Amanda Duckworth, Where the Turf meets the Surf, in Gallop Magazine, 2018 (?)
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