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Bill Kern

Bill Kern
Kern pictured in The Monticola 1941, West Virginia yearbook
Sport(s) American football
Biographical details
Born (1906-09-02)September 2, 1906
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Died April 5, 1985(1985-04-05) (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)
Bill Kern
Date of birth: (1906-09-02)September 2, 1906
Place of birth: Kingston, Pennsylvania
Date of death: April 5, 1985(1985-04-05) (aged 78)
Career information
Position(s): Tackle
Height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight: 187 lb (85 kg)
College: Pittsburgh
High school: Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA)
Organizations
As player:
1929–1930 Green Bay Packers
Career stats
Playing stats at

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. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Borghetti, E.J.; Nestor, Mendy; Welsh, Celeste, eds. (2008). 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. p. 158. 
  3. ^ "Bill Kern Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009. 
  4. ^ AP (November 26, 1947). "Kern Resigns as West Virginia Coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2010. 

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