George Woodward
Woodward pictured in Reveille 1923, Fort Hays yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1894-10-25)October 25, 1894
near Clinton, Kansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 1968(1968-12-27) (aged 74)
near Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1917Kansas
Position(s)Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1922Fort Hays State
1923–1926Washburn
Basketball
1920–1923Fort Hays State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1927Washburn
Head coaching record
Overall17–33–6 (football)
14–33 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 KCAC (1921)

George J. "Rook" Woodward (October 25, 1894 – December 27, 1968) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball.

Coaching career

Fort Hays State

Woodward was the fifth head college football coach for the Fort Hays State University Tigers located in Hays, Kansas and he held that position for three seasons, from 1920 until 1922. Football legend Walter Camp called the 1922 team "a well disciplined organization that fought as a unit.[1]

Washburn

Woodward left Fort Hays to become the 18th head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and he held that position for four seasons, from 1923 until 1926. His overall coaching record at Washburn was 7 wins, 23 losses, and 4 ties. This ranks him 21st at Washburn in terms of total wins and 32nd at Washburn in terms of winning percentage.[2]

Later life

In 1938, Woodward led an insurance organization in Cincinnati, Ohio.[3] He died in a car accident near Chillicothe, Missouri in 1968. He had been living in Columbus, Missouri at the time and was 74 years old.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Fort Hays State Tigers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1920–1922)
1920 Fort Hays State 2–5–1 2–3–1 T–9th
1921 Fort Hays State 6–1 6–0 1st
1922 Fort Hays State 2–4–1 2–4–1 12th
Fort Hays State: 10–10–2 10–7–2
Washburn Ichabods (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1926)
1923 Washburn 0–8–2 0–6–2 16th
1924 Washburn 2–7 1–6 6th
1925 Washburn 2–4–1 2–4–1 10th
1926 Washburn 3–4–1 3–3–1 8th
Washburn: 7–23–4 6–19–4
Total: 17–33–6

References

  1. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide "The official rules book and record book of college football" (edited by Walter Camp) Can Sports Publishing Company, 1922
  2. ^ http://www.wusports.com/documents/2007/7/30/07fbguide-127-137-history1.pdf?id=69 [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search".



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