American football player and coach (1881–1944)
William Jay Warner (January 24, 1881 – February 12, 1944) was an American football player and coach. Warner graduated from Cornell University in 1903 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society . He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Following his playing career at Cornell University , Warner was the head football coach at Cornell University , the University of North Carolina , Colgate University , Saint Louis University , and the University of Oregon . He also coached football at Sherman Institute—now known as Sherman Indian High School —in Riverside, California .[1]
Warner was the brother of famed football coach Pop Warner . In 1902, Bill and Glenn both played pro football for the Syracuse Athletic Club during the first World Series of Football , held at Madison Square Garden . It was during this event, that Warner played in the first professional indoor football game as his Syracuse squad upset the heavily favored "New York " team. While Glenn was injured during the event with a head injury, Bill and the rest of the Syracuse team went on to win the event.
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