- For the American baseball player, see Bill Kern (baseball).
| Bill Kern | |
| File:Bill Kern.png Kern pictured in The Monticola 1941, West Virginia yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | American football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 2, 1906 Kingston, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 5, 1985 (aged 78)[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1925, 1927 1929–1930 | Pittsburgh Green Bay Packers |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936 1937–1939 1940–1942 1946–1947 | Pittsburgh (assistant) Carnegie Tech West Virginia West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–35–2 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards All-American, 1927 AFCA Coach of the Year (1938) | |
| Date of birth: | September 2, 1906 |
| Place of birth: | Kingston, PA |
| Date of death: | April 5, 1985 (aged 78) |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Tackle |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| College: | Pittsburgh |
| High school: | Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA) |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1929-30 | Green Bay Packers |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
William Franklin "Bill" Kern (September 2, 1906 – April 5, 1985) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a tackle at the University of Pittsburgh in 1925 and 1927 and then with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL in 1929 and 1930. Kern served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology from 1937 to 1939 and at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1942 and again in 1946 and 1947, compiling a career record of 36–35–2. In 1938, he led the Carnegie Tech Tartans to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the national champion TCU Horned Frogs, 15–7.
Playing career[]
As a player in college, he was a first team All-American tackle at the University of Pittsburgh in 1927.[2] Following college, Kern played tackle for the NFL's Green Bay Packers in 1929 and 1930.[3]
Coaching career[]
Kern's tenure at West Virginia was interrupted by military service during World War II. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945.[4]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Tech Tartans () (1937–1939) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Carnegie Tech | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | Carnegie Tech | 7–2 | L Sugar | 6 | |||||
| 1939 | Carnegie Tech | 3–5 | |||||||
| Carnegie Tech: | 12–12–1 | ||||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1940–1942) | |||||||||
| 1940 | West Virginia | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | West Virginia | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1942 | West Virginia | 5–4 | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | West Virginia | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1947 | West Virginia | 6–4 | |||||||
| West Virginia: | 24–23–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 36–35–2 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Borghetti, E.J.; Nestor, Mendy; Welsh, Celeste, eds. (2008). 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. pp. 158. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008FBMediaGuide.pdf
- ↑ "Bill Kern Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081207105936/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KernBi20.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ↑ AP (November 26, 1947). "Kern Resigns as West Virginia Coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lmMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5035,1198746. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
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