William Farmer
William Farmer
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- Class Year:
- 1923
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- Induction Year:
- 1993
Bio
William Farmer earned four varsity letters on the baseball team and three in football as an end, playing for College Football Hall of Fame Coach Ernie Godfrey before graduating in 1923. Farmer later coached football at Urbana High School, leading the Hillclimbers a 35-23-3 record between 1923 and 1929. The 1928 team was 9-0 and outscored their foes 391-13. He coached later football and basketball coach at Triadelphia High School in his native Wheeling, W.Va. Before retiring as principal of Triadelphia in 1967 he rewrote the regulations and bylaws of the West Virginia High School Athletic Association. He died in 1969.