Spaulding, William H., 1880-1966
Biography
William H. Spaulding (May 4, 1880 – October 12, 1966) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. Spaulding coached at UCLA from 1925 to 1938. He had a successful tenure, compiling a 72–51–8 (.580) record. He also served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota from 1922 to 1924. His record there was 11–7–4 (.591). He succeeded the legendary football coach Henry L. Williams. Prior to coaching at Minnesota he coached Western State Normal School (now known as Western Michigan University) from 1907 to 1921. Spaulding was the head football, basketball and baseball at Western State Normal. Spaulding attended Wabash College, where he played college football. In 1984, he was inducted into the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame
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Oral history interview with C.B. Macdonald, September 4, 1989
Oral history interview with Don Scott, July 27, 1989
Oral history interview with Jack and Phyllis Streidl, February 6, 1998
Oral history interview with John Gill, May 2, 1989
Oral history interview with Leo Redmond, May 6, 1989
Oral history interview with Oscar Johnson, May 17, 1989
Oral history interview with Rudel Miller, May 22, 1989
Oral history interview with Tom Slaughter, May 4, 1989
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