William Harold Hess (August 18, 1895 – November 9, 1982)[1][2] was an American college football and basketball coach.

Early in the game, Penn State lined up to punt, and when Pittsburgh rushed ten men, Hess lobbed a 25-yard pass to Higgins, who was running free, and he took the ball 92 yards for a touchdown.

The play shifted momentum decisively in Penn State's favor, and the Nittany Lions went on to win, 20–0.

[7] For his senior campaign during the 1920 season, Hess was moved from fullback to guard,[8] and his teammates elected him as captain.

[3] In 1922, Hess served as the freshman team coach for USC, whose varsity faced Penn State in that year's Rose Bowl.