Sport(s) | Track |
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Biographical details | |
Born | 1899 |
Died | July 5, 1952 Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Playing career | |
1920–1922 | Sewanee |
Position(s) | HB/QB |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1930–1931 | Chattanooga |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Sewanee Athletic Hall of Fame 2nd-team All-time Sewanee football team Porter Cup (1920) |
William M. Coughlan (1899 – July 5, 1952) was an athlete, coach and official. He played football and track for the Sewanee Tigers, inducted into the school's sports hall of fame in 2005. Coughlan was a running back on the football team, captain of the 1920 team. He returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown against Alabama in 1922. He was second-team on the all-time Sewanee football team. Coughlan coached track at the University of Chattanooga in 1930, and later coached at Notre Dame prep.