W. W. Hughes was an American football player and coach former head coach of the Florida State college football program from 1902 to 1903.
He was the first person to coach a collegiate football at Florida State University, then known as Florida State College.
Hughes was a player for Vanderbilt University, and was a Latin professor at Florida State College.
Upon his arrival at the college, he volunteered to coach the school's first football team.
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