Wade Woodworth
![]() Woodworth pictured in The Cincinnatian 1938, Cincinnati yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | August 23, 1905
Died | June 29, 1992 Volusia County, Florida, U.S. | (aged 86)
Playing career | |
1928–1930 | Northwestern |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1931–1932 | Cincinnati (line) |
1933–1934 | Morgan Park HS (IL) |
1937 | Cincinnati (line) |
1937 | Cincinnati |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0–5 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Wade Stowell "Red" Woodworth (August 23, 1905 – June 29, 1992) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati for the final five games of the 1937 season.
Woodworth played college football at Northwestern University as a guard. On May 9, 1931, he won the fourth annual Albany to New York water marathon, an outboard motor race.[1] Woodworth signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) to play professional football, but withdrew from the agreement to begin his coaching career an assistant coach at Cincinnati in the fall of 1931.[2] Woodworth owned a midget car racing stable and was in the fish transportation business before returning to Cincinnati as line coach in 1937.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Cincinnati Bearcats (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1937) | |||||||||
1937 | Cincinnati | 0–5 | |||||||
Cincinnati: | 0–5 | ||||||||
Total: | 0–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Hailey, Foster (May 11, 1931). "Former Grid Star Boat Race Victor". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. p. 17. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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