William Ayres Reynolds

William Ayres Reynolds (December 30, 1874 – August 10, 1928)[1] was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He played football at Princeton University and served as the head football coach at Rutgers University (1891), the University of Cincinnati (1896), the University of North Carolina (1897–1900), and the University of Georgia (1901–1902), compiling a career record of 44–23–8. Reynolds was also the head baseball coach at Cincinnati (1897), North Carolina (1898–1899) and Georgia (1902–1903), tallying a career mark of 36–19–2.

William Ayres Reynolds

Reynolds pictured in The Cincinnatian 1896, Cincinnati yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1874-12-30)December 30, 1874 Oxford, Pennsylvania
Died	August 10, 1928(1928-08-10) (aged 55) Charlotte, North Carolina
Playing career
Football
1893–1894	Princeton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1891	Rutgers
1896	Cincinnati
1897–1900	North Carolina
1901–1902	Georgia
Baseball
1897	Cincinnati
1898–1899	North Carolina
1902–1903	Georgia
Head coaching record
Overall	44–23–8 (football) 36–19–2 (baseball)

At North Carolina, as a football coach, he coached the Tar Heels to an undefeated season in 1897 (9–0) and had an overall record of 27–7–4 during his four seasons. As a baseball coach, Reynolds compiled a 21–5–1 record in two seasons at North Carolina.

Reynolds did not enjoy the same level of success at Georgia in either sport. As the Georgia football head coach, he compiled a record of just 5–7–3 during his two-year stay. As a baseball coach, Reynolds fared better, posting a 13–9–1 record over two seasons.

Reynolds was later the vice president of the Southern Cotton Oil Co. He died on August 10, 1928, at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]