William H. Poole (American football)
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| Sewanee Tigers | |
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| Position | Center |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1899–1900) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | c. 1880 |
| Place of birth | Glyndon, Maryland |
| Date of death | June 12, 1921 |
| Place of death | Graham, Virginia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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William Henry Poole (c. 1880 – June 12, 1921) was a college football player.
Poole was a prominent center for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South, a small Episcopal school in the mountains of Tennessee. At Sewanee he studied theology.
He was a member of the "Iron Men" of 1899 who went undefeated, winning five road games in six days all by shutout. One sourced reported Poole "drank heavily" on the one day off.
Poole was selected All-Southern.
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