William W. Church

William Wells Church (December 17, 1874 – March 28, 1966) was an American football player and coach.

A native of Chicago,[1] he played college football at Princeton University, where he was selected as an All-American at tackle in 1896.

[2] He served as the head football coach at Purdue University for one season, in 1897, and at Georgetown University for two seasons, in 1899 and 1901, compiling a career college football record of 5–3–1.

Church participated in early professional football: He played tackle for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club in 1898[3] and the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in 1900, also coaching the latter team.

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