 Reynolds pictured inThe Cincinnatian 1896, Cincinnati yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1872-12-30)December 30, 1872 Oxford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 1928(1928-08-10) (aged 53) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1893–1894 | Princeton Scrub Team |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1895 | Rutgers |
| 1895 | Sewanee |
| 1896 | Cincinnati |
| 1897–1900 | North Carolina |
| 1901–1902 | Georgia |
| Baseball | |
| 1898–1899 | North Carolina |
| 1902–1903 | Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–21–9 (football) 34–14–2 (baseball) |
William Ayres Reynolds (December 30, 1872 or December 30, 1874 – August 10, 1928)[1][2] was anAmerican football player and coach of football andbaseball. He playedscrub football atPrinceton University, serving as team captain in 1894,[3] and served as the head football coach atRutgers University (1895),[3]Sewanee: The University of the South (1895),[4] theUniversity of Cincinnati (1896), theUniversity of North Carolina (1897–1900), and theUniversity of Georgia (1901–1902), compiling a career record of 38–21–9. Reynolds was also the head baseball coach at North Carolina (1898–1899) and Georgia (1902–1903), tallying a career mark of 24–14–2.
As North Carolina's football coach, he coached the Tar Heels to an undefeated season in 1898 (9–0) and had an overall record of 27–7–4 during his four seasons. As a baseball coach, Reynolds compiled a 21–5–1 record in two seasons at North Carolina.
Reynolds did not enjoy the same level of success at Georgia in either sport. As the Georgia football head coach, he compiled a record of just 5–7–3 during his two-year stay. As a baseball coach, Reynolds fared better, posting a 13–9–1 record over two seasons.
Reynolds left Georgia in 1903 to pursue a business opportunity in Canada.[5] He was later the vice president of the Southern Cotton Oil Co, original manufacturers ofWesson cooking oil. He died on August 10, 1928, at his home inCharlotte, North Carolina.[6]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers Queensmen(Independent)(1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Rutgers | 0–2 | |||||||
| Rutgers: | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Sewanee(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Sewanee | 2–2–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Sewanee: | 2–2–1 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Cincinnati(Independent)(1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Cincinnati | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Cincinnati: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels(Independent)(1897–1898) | |||||||||
| 1897 | North Carolina | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1898 | North Carolina | 9–0 | |||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1899–1900) | |||||||||
| 1899 | North Carolina | 7–3–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| 1900 | North Carolina | 4–1–3 | 3–0–1 | ||||||
| North Carolina: | 27–7–4 | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| Georgia Bulldogs(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1901–1902) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Georgia | 1–5–2 | 0–3–2 | ||||||
| 1902 | Georgia | 4–2–1 | 3–2–1 | ||||||
| Georgia: | 5–7–3 | 3–5–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–21–9 | ||||||||
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