H. W. Withers
![]() Withers' senior portrait at Washington & Lee in The Calyx 1906 yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 10, 1884 Abingdon, Virginia |
| Died |
June 15, 1949 (aged 64)[1] Abingdon, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Washington & Lee University (1906)[2] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1906 | William & Mary (football) |
| 1906–1907 | William & Mary (basketball) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
2–6 (football) 1–4 (basketball) |
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Statistics | |
Henry Wilson Withers (September 10, 1884 – June 15, 1949) was an American gymnast[3] who was the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team in 1906–07.[4] He led the team to a 1–4 record, the exact opposite of their inaugural 4–1 campaign.[4]

Withers pictured in the Colonial Echo 1907, William and Mary yearbook
Withers was also William & Mary's head football coach in 1906, finishing 2–6.[5]
Withers died of a heart attack in 1949. At the time of his death, he was working as a hardware merchant in Abingdon.[6]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Orange and White (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | William & Mary | 2–6 | |||||||
| William & Mary: | 2–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–6 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
| 1906–07 | William & Mary | 1–4 | |||||||
| William & Mary: | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–4 | ||||||||
References
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- 1 2 William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ↑ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Henry W. Withers", Kingsport News, Friday, June 17, 1949, Kingsport, Tennessee, United States Of America
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