William Rybolt Bass (August 12, 1874 – October 25, 1951) was an American

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—from 1898 to 1899, compiling a record of 12–2–2. As a

player, he earned letters at

Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium ...

in 1895 and at the University of Cincinnati in 1896 and 1897.

Head coaching record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bass, W. R. 1874 births 1951 deaths 19th-century players of American football Cincinnati Bearcats football players Kentucky Wildcats football coaches Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football players