W. J. Monilaw

Monilaw from The Savitar, 1907
Biographical details
Born	(1874-07-22)July 22, 1874
Died	July 18, 1964(1964-07-18) (aged 89) Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
?	Drake
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1903–1904	Drake
1906–1908	Missouri
Track and field
1907–1910	Missouri
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1897	Drake
1909–1910	Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall	28–13–1 (football)

William James Monilaw (July 22, 1874 – July 18, 1964) was an American football and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served at the head football coach at Drake University from 1903 to 1904 and at the University of Missouri from 1906 to 1908, compiling a career college football record of 28–13–1. Every year he coached, his teams posted a winning record.^[1]

Early life

Molinaw attended Cedar Rapids High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was later accepted into Drake University.

Coaching career

Drake

Monilaw got his first coaching job as the seventh head coach for his alma mater, Drake University, for two seasons, from 1903 until 1904. His coaching record at Drake was 10–7.^[2]

Missouri

From 1906 to 1908, he served as the head football coach at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where he compiled an 18–6–1 record.^[3] Monilaw was the 12th head coach for Mizzou.

Head coaching record

Football