William Martin Richards (born March 31, 1873) 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
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...
in 1895 and
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. When Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint eng ...
in 1898.
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1873 births
Year of death missing
Bowdoin Polar Bears football coaches
Oberlin Yeomen football coaches
Yale Bulldogs football players
Players of American football from New Haven, Connecticut
Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut
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