Bill Fetzer

Bill Fetzer

Pictured in Quips and Cranks 1917, Davidson yearbook
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1884-06-24)June 24, 1884
Concord, North Carolina
Died May 3, 1959(1959-05-03) (aged 74)
Franklin, North Carolina
Playing career
Baseball
1905–1906 Davidson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1918 Davidson
1919–1920 NC State
1921–1925 North Carolina
Basketball
1916–1918 Davidson
Baseball
1915–1919 Davidson
1920 NC State
1921–1925 North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall 61–28–7 (football)
18–11 (basketball)
128–75–5 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 SoCon (1922)

William McKinnon Fetzer (June 24, 1884 – May 3, 1959), also commonly known as Bill and Willy, was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1915–1918), North Carolina State University (1919–1920), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1921–1925), compiling a career college football record of 61–28–7. Fetzer also was the head basketball coach at Davidson for two seasons, from 1916 to 1918, tallying a mark of 18–11. In addition, he coached baseball at Davidson (1915–1919), NC State (1920), and North Carolina (1921–1925), amassing a career college baseball record of 128–75–5.

Baseball career

Fetzer was also a professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on September 4, 1906 as a pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics. In his lone at bat Fetzer failed to record a hit. This would be his only major league game, although he continued to play in the minor leagues, primarily as an outfielder, until 1910. He threw with his left hand and hit with his right. Prior to this professional career, Fetzer played collegiately at Davidson College.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Davidson Wildcats (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1918)
1915 Davidson 4–3–1
1916 Davidson 5–3–1
1917 Davidson 6–4
1918 Davidson 2–1–1
Davidson: 17–11–3
NC State Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920)
1919 NC State 7–2
1920 NC State 7–3
NC State: 14–5
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1921–1925)
1921 North Carolina 5–2–2 2–1 5th
1922 North Carolina 9–1 5–0 T–1st
1923 North Carolina 5–3–1 2–1–1 8th
1924 North Carolina 4–5 2–3 T–14th
1925 North Carolina 7–1–1 4–0–1 3rd
North Carolina: 30–12–4 15–5–2
Total: 61–28–7

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