William Penn Bates
Bates at Auburn in 1903 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1879 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 1956 (aged 76) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1898–1901 | Brown |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1900 | Brown |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) First baseman, pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1902 | Northwestern Academy (IL) |
| 1903 | Auburn |
| 1904–1905 | Franklin & Marshall |
| Basketball | |
| 1903–1905 | Franklin & Marshall |
| Baseball | |
| 1905–1906 | Franklin & Marshall |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1902–1903 | Northwestern Academy (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–19 (college football) 11–9 (college basketball) 6–14–1 (college baseball) |
William Penn Bates (June 7, 1879 – March 2, 1956) was an American college football player, coach of college football, college basketball, and college baseball, engineer, and hospital administrator. He played football as a fullback at Brown University for four years, including as team captain in 1901. Bates served as the head football coach at Auburn University in 1903 and at Franklin & Marshall College from 1904 to 1905, compiling a career coaching record of 8–19. Bates was also the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall from 1903 to 1905, tallying a mark of 11–9, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1905 to 1906, notching a record of 6–14–1.