William Hoag

William Hoag
Biographical details
Born	November 18, 1870; Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 19, 1953 (aged 82); Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard (1894 AB); Boston U. (1896 LLB)
Playing career
1892	Harvard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896	Bowdoin
1897–1901	Bates
Head coaching record
Overall	8–6–2

William Hoag (November 18, 1870 – August 19, 1953) was an American lawyer, state legislator, and college football player and coach. A Republican, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1907 and 1908.

Hoag played college football at Harvard University during the 1892 season.^[1] He graduated from Harvard in 1894.^[2] Hoag served as the head football coach at Bowdoin College in 1896 and at Bates College from 1897 to 1901.^[3]^[4]

Hoag died on August 19, 1953, as his home in Reading, Massachusetts.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Brooklyn Citizen Almanac. Brooklyn Citizen. 1894. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
^ Catalogue of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi. Inland Press. 1897. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "William Hoag". Sports-Reference CFB. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "Bates Student, Volume 34". Bates College. 1906. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "William Hoag". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. August 21, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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