William W. Skinner
Skinner as an instructor at Maryland in 1917
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 28, 1874 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | March 10, 1953 (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1892 | Maryland |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1892 | Maryland |
| 1900–1901 | Arizona |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–5 |
William Woolford Skinner (March 28, 1874 – March 10, 1953) was an American chemist, conservationist, and college football coach. He served as the head coach at the Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland) and University of Arizona.
Skinner was born in Baltimore on March 28, 1874, and raised in Cambridge, Maryland. He enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College in 1891. In 1892, he became the football team's first quarterback and head coach. During that inaugural season, Maryland went scoreless to finish with a 0–3 record. In 1894, he was instrumental in the formation of the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association, which was created to award the state football championship. In 1895, Skinner graduated from the MAC as the valedictorian. He earned a B.S. through its "Agricultural-Scientific" course.
Upon graduation, Skinner took a job at his alma mater as an assistant chemist, and enrolled in graduate school at Columbian University (now the George Washington University) in 1896. He graduated with an M.S. from Columbian in 1898. In 1899, Skinner married Georgia née Mitchell, with whom he later had a daughter. From 1899 to 1901, he served in an assistant chemist post at the University of Arizona. While there, he also studied geology and coached the football team in 1900 and 1901. He guided Arizona to 3–1 and 4–1 records, respectively.
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