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American football player and coach

Clinton Wood
Biographical details
Born(1869-01-15)January 15, 1869
Carlisle, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1932(1932-01-23) (aged 63)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1888–1891Princeton
Lacrosse
1890–1891Princeton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1892–1894Princeton Prep
1896–1897Washington & Jefferson
1920Wooster (freshmen)
Head coaching record
Overall18–1–1 (college)

Clinton Tyler Wood (January 15, 1869 – January 23, 1932) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania from 1896 to 1897, compiling a record of 18–1–1.

Wood was born on January 15, 1869, in Carlisle, Ohio, to Reverend Francis Marion and Martha Jane Van Tuyl Wood. He attended Princeton University, where he played on the football team from 1888 to 1891 and the lacrosse team from 1890 to 1891. Wood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from in 1892 and a Master of Arts degree in 1895 from Princeton.

Wood died on January 23, 1932, in Boston. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Washington & Jefferson (Independent) (1896–1897)
1896 Washington & Jefferson 8–0–1
1897 Washington & Jefferson 10–1
Washington & Jefferson: 18–1–1
Total: 18–1–1

References

  1. Who's Who in American Sports. Washington, D.C.: National Biographical Society, Inc. 1928. p. 929. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Death Notices; Wood". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. January 25, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
Washington & Jefferson Presidents head football coaches
1889 Princeton Tigers football—national champions
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