William C. "King" Cole

William C. "King" Cole

Sport(s)	Football, Baseball
Biographical details
Born	(1881-10-07)October 7, 1881 Washington County, Ohio
Died	April 23, 1968(1968-04-23) (aged 86) Charlottesville, Virginia
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Playing career
1899–1901	Marietta
1902	Michigan
1903	Michigan Baseball
Position(s)	Tackle, end, CF
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1903	Marietta
1904	Michigan (assistant)
1905–1906	Virginia
1907–1910	Nebraska
1913	Michigan (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	44–17–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MVIAA (1907, 1910)

William Cutler "King" Cole (October 7, 1881 – April 23, 1968) was a college football player and coach. He played as a tackle and end for the University of Michigan's 1902 "Point-a-Minute" championship football team. He played for an undefeated national championship team at Michigan in 1902 and was assistant coach to Fielding H. Yost for a second undefeated national championship team in 1904. He later became the head football coach at Marietta College (1903), University of Virginia (1905–1906), and University of Nebraska (1907–1910). He led the Nebraska Cornhuskers to two Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships.

Cole was born on October 7, 1881 in Washington County, Ohio. He attended high school at Charlottesville, Virginia before enrolling at Marietta College in Ohio. He played three years of college football for Marietta before graduating in 1902. In the fall of 1902, Cole enrolled in the law school at the University of Michigan. While attending law school, Cole played football for Fielding H. Yost's "Point-a-Minute" football team in 1902. He was one of the stars of the 1902 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished the season 11–0, outscored opponents 644 to 12, and was recognized as a national champion. Cole started three games at left tackle and four games at right end for the 1902 Wolverines. In addition, Cole played Centerfield on the

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