William L. Younger

William Lee "Monk" Younger (November 16, 1894 – June 30, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Davidson College in 1915 and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1916 and 1917. He was elected captain of the 1918 VPI team, but did not play for the Gobblers because he was serving in France during the close of World War I. [1]

William L. Younger
Younger pictured in Quips and Cranks 1924, Davidson yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1894-11-16)November 16, 1894
Danville, Virginia
DiedJune 30, 1977(1977-06-30) (aged 82)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Playing career
Football
1915Davidson
1916–1917Virginia Tech
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Hampden–Sydney
1920–1922Virginia Tech (assistant)
1923–1931Davidson
1932Virginia Tech (assistant)
Basketball
1919–1920Hampden–Sydney
1920–1923Virginia Tech
1923–1931Davidson
1932–1937Virginia Tech
Baseball
1921–1923Virginia Tech
1924–1931Davidson
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1920Hampden–Sydney
1935–1950Virginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall49–40–8 (football)
157–159 (basketball)
82–110–4 (baseball)

Younger was the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College in 1919 and at Davidson from 1923 to 1931, compiling a career college football coaching record of 49–40–8. He was also the head basketball coach at Hampden–Sydney (1919–1920), Virginia Tech (1920–1923, 1932–1937), and Davidson (1923–1931), tallying a career college basketball mark of 157–159. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Virginia Tech from 1921 to 1923 and at Davidson from 1924 to 1931, amassing career college baseball mark of 82–110–4. Younger was appointed as the athletic director of Virginia Tech in 1935 and served in that post until his retirement in 1950. He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.

He died after a long illness on June 30, 1977 at a hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia.[2]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Hampden–Sydney Tigers () (1919)
1919 Hampden–Sydney 5–2–1
Hampden–Sydney: 5–2–1
Davidson Wildcats (Independent) (1923–1931)
1923 Davidson 3–7
1924 Davidson 7–2–1
1925 Davidson 6–2–2
1926 Davidson 7–2–1
1927 Davidson 4–4–1
1928 Davidson 2–8
1929 Davidson 5–5
1930 Davidson 6–4
1931 Davidson 4–4–2
Davidson: 44–38–7
Total:49–40–2

References
  1. "Tech's football star is playing over there: "Monk" Younger captain of Base Hospital No. 41 football team in France". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. "Ex-Coach Monk Younger Dead At 83". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. July 1, 1977. p. 5D. Retrieved November 18, 2011 – via Google News.
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