William C. Spicer

William C. Spicer
Biographical details
Born	March 27, 1868; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 2, 1946 (aged 78); Gloversville, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1888–1890	Princeton
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1892	Virginia
1894–1895	Hamilton
Head coaching record
Overall	6–9–2

William Cornman Spicer (March 27, 1868 – October 2, 1946) was an American college football player and coach and minister of the Presbyterian Church. He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia in 1892 and Hamilton College from 1894 to 1895.^[1] Spicer was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Gloversville, New York for almost 40 years.

Spicer was born on March 27, 1868, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^[2] He attended Princeton University, where he played on the football team before graduating with the class of 1891. Spicer also graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary. He first served as a pastor in Lyons Falls, New York. He died on October 2, 1946, in Gloversville.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Virginia Orange and Blue (Independent) (1892)
1892	Virginia	3–2–1
Virginia:		3–2–1
Hamilton Continentals (Independent) (1894–1895)
1894	Hamilton	0–4
1895	Hamilton	3–3–1
Hamilton:		3–7–1
Total:		6–9–2

^ Miles, Lovick Pierce (December 1894). "Football In The South". Outing. XXV (3). Outing Publishing Company: 260. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Google Books.
^ Who's Who in American Sports. Washington, D.C.: National Biographical Society, Inc. 1928. p. 774. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Rev. Wm. Spicer Dies A 77 Yrs". The Patriot-News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1946. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .