Will Bloss
Bloss (left) in 1893 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1869 Orleans, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1921 (aged 62) Richland County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1889–1890 | Indiana player_years2 = 1891 |
| 1893 | Oregon Agricultural |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1891 | Washburn |
| 1893 | Oregon Agricultural |
| 1897 | Oregon Agricultural |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–1 |
William Herbert Bloss Sr. (April 4, 1869 – June 22, 1921) was an American college football player and coach. He was the first head football coach at Oregon Agricultural College–now known as Oregon State University—serving for two seasons, in 1893 and again in 1897. Bloss was also the quarterback of the 1893 team. He was heralded by contemporaries as a "great coach" and one of the fiercest players on the field of the first two decades of football in the Pacific Northwest.