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Will Skinner (other)
Will Skinner may refer to: * Will Skinner (American football), American football coach * Will Skinner (rugby union), rugby player See also * William Skinner (other) {{hndis, name=Skinner, Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Skinner (American Football)
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. Early life and college Skinner was born in Baltimore on March 28, 1874, and raised in Cambridge, Maryland.C. G. Church (ed.)''Alumni Record of the Maryland Agricultural College'' p. 44–47, 1914. 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.David Ungrady, Tales from the Maryland Terrapins', 2003, p. 4–6, Sports Publishing LLC, . In 1895, Skinner graduated from the MAC as the valedictorian. He earne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Skinner (rugby Union)
William John Skinner (born 8 February 1984 in Northampton) is an English former rugby union player who played openside flanker for Leicester Tigers and Harlequins. He began his rugby career at Bedford School before representing England at U-16, U-18 and U-21 level. He came through the Leicester Tigers youth setup where many drew comparison between the small, blond, pacy openside and his mentor, Tigers legend Neil Back. Long-term injury and lack of versatility, however, saw him leave Tigers in the summer of 2006 to move to Quins where he linked up with former Tigers' Director of Rugby and back row legend Dean Richards. Skinner represented the England Sevens team at Brisbane in early 2003. Skinner represented England Saxons at the 2007 Churchill Cup. Skinner was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008. He captained the England Saxons to victory at the 2008 Churchill Cup The 2008 Churchill Cup took place between 7 June and 21 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
