Wallace Pinson
Pinson in 1909 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1888 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1937 (aged 48) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907–1908 | Vanderbilt |
| Basketball | |
| 1907–1909 | Vanderbilt |
| Baseball | |
| 1908–1909 | Vanderbilt |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1912 | Hawkins HS (TN) |
| 1913–1915 | Birmingham |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1916 | Birmingham |
| Track and field | |
| 1913–1915 | Birmingham |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1913–1916 | Birmingham |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–8–2 (college football) |
William Wallace Pinson Jr. (November 4, 1888 – March 6, 1937) was an American college football coach, player, and architect.
Pinson attended Vanderbilt University and participated in football, basketball, and baseball.[1] After two years, he coached football for Hawkins High School.[2][3] In 1913, he was hired as the head football coach for Birmingham College.[1][4] In three years as head coach he led the team to an overall record of 5–8–2 .
After coaching, Pinson worked as an architect. He married Marguerite Baker on November 20, 1914, at her parents home in Clarksville, Tennessee. Together they had four children. Sometime after 1920, Pinson moved his family to Nashville, Tennessee. While living in Nashville he worked for Tisdale and Pinson and designed the Central Elementary School in Union City, Tennessee, and Eakin Elementary School, both of which were on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] He died of a heart attack on March 6, 1937, in his home in Nashville.[6]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (Independent) (1913–1915) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Birmingham | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1914 | Birmingham | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Birmingham | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| Birmingham: | 5–8–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–8–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Football Coach Arrives At Birmingham College". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 17, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ "Hawkins Has Good Team — Pinson Is in charge—Games Arranges to Be Played". The Tennessean. September 29, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ "Wallace Pinson's Team Meets B. G. A. To-Day [sic]". Nashville Banner. November 4, 1911. p. 16. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ "Pinson Will Coach Birmingham Team". The Birmingham News. September 16, 1913. p. 13. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Keller, Alissa (July 22, 2024). "Parisian wedding dress reveals surprising journey of Christian County woman". Hoptown Chronicle. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "Local Architect Dies of Attack". The Tennessean. March 7, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
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