William Lee "Monk" Younger (November 16, 1894 – June 30, 1977) was an

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player, coach of football,

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, and

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, and college athletics administrator. He played

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in 1915 and at

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in 1916 and 1917. He was elected captain of the 1918 VPI team, but did not play for the Gobblers because he was serving in France during the close of World War I. Younger was the head football coach at

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in 1919 and at Davidson from 1923 to 1931, compiling a career college football coaching record of 49–40–8. He was also the head basketball coach at Hampden–Sydney (1919–1920), Virginia Tech (1920–1923, 1932–1937), and Davidson (1923–1931), tallying a career

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mark of 157–159. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Virginia Tech from 1921 to 1923 and at Davidson from 1924 to 1931, amassing career

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mark of 82–110–4. Younger was appointed as the

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in 1935 and served in that post until his retirement in 1950. He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. He died after a long illness on June 30, 1977, at a hospital in

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Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame profile
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