William V. B. Van Dyck
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Van Dyck from 1916 passport application
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| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1875 New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Died | March 13, 1981 (aged 105) Schenectady, New York |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1893–1894 | Rutgers |
| Baseball | |
| 1893–1894 | Rutgers |
| Position(s) |
Fullback (football) Second baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1898–1899 | Rutgers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–15–1 |
William Van Bergen Van Dyck (September 8, 1875 – March 13, 1981) was an American football player and coach, electrical engineer, and businessman. He played college football at Rutgers College in 1893 and 1894 and served as the first full-time head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team during the 1898 and 1899 seasons. He was associated with the International General Electric Company from 1900 until his retirement in 1945. He founded the General Electric subsidiary in Brazil and participated in the lighting of the Strait of Magellan in 1906.
Van Dyck was born in 1875 at New Brunswick, New Jersey. His father, Francis Cuyler Van Dyck, was the dean at Rutgers College, a science professor, and a friend of Thomas Edison.
Van Dyck began his education in the Scientific Section at Rutgers College. While at Rutgers, he was the Secretary of the Electrical Club, a baritone in the Rutgers Glee Club, and a member of Delta Phi, the Democratic Club, the Athletic Association, the Peithessophian Literary Society, and the "Van Club" (with the nickname "Double Dutch"). He also played at the fullback position on the Rutgers football team from 1893 to 1894, was captain of the 1894 football team, and played second base on the Rutgers baseball team. He missed a year of football after suffering a head injury, an injury he later recalled he would not have suffered if helmets had been used at the time. At the Rutgers Field Day held on May 13, 1893, Van Dyck finished in first place in a competition for throwing a baseball the longest distance. He threw the ball 311 feet.
Van Dyck received an electrical engineering degree from Columbia University in 1897 and a Masters of Science degree from Rutgers College in 1899.
Van Dyck served as the head football coach for the Rutgers football team during the 1898 and 1899 seasons, reportedly becoming "the team's first full-time coach." He compiled a 3–15–1 record as the head coach at Rutgers. He was also a member of the faculty at Rutgers College in 1899. Van Dyck later recalled that he was not paid for his coaching duties and instead lived off his salary as a teacher.
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