William Wilson Anderson (September 17, 1891 – September 17, 1969) was an

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

Occidental College Occidental College (informally Oxy) is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887 as a coeducational college by clergy and members of the Presbyterian Church, it became non-sectarian in 1910. It is one of the oldes ...

from 1932 to 1939. Anderson played

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at the

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from 1915 to 1916 under head coach

Robert Zuppke Robert Carl Zuppke (July 2, 1879 – December 22, 1957) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1913 until 1941, compiling a career college football record of 131–81 ...

. Anderson was born in

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. He died on September 17, 1969, at the age of 77.

Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

Occidental Hall of Fame profile
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