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Line 1: {{Short description\|American football coach and administrator (1877–1957)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach \| name = Bob Williams Line 4 ⟶ 6: \| alt = \| caption = Williams pictured in ''The Bugle 1908'', Virginia Tech yearbook \| sport = [[American football\|Football]]▼ \| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1877\|8\|1}} \| birth_place = [[Bland, Virginia]], U.S. \| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1957\|10\|17\|1877\|8\|1}} \| death_place = [[DeLand, Florida]], U.S. \| alma_mater = \| alma_mater = [[University of Virginia]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=l19BAQAAIAAJ&q=%22+R.+R.+Brown+1903+Dartmouth+Dr.+C.+A.+Lueder+Cornell+Dr.+J.+C.+O'Connor+1904+Dartmouth+C.+P.+Miles+1905+and+1906+Virginia+Tech.+C.+R.+Williams+1907*%22&dq=%22+R.+R.+Brown+1903+Dartmouth+Dr.+C.+A.+Lueder+Cornell+Dr.+J.+C.+O'Connor+1904+Dartmouth+C.+P.+Miles+1905+and+1906+Virginia+Tech.+C.+R.+Williams+1907**%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BSaYUP-9BojciQLihYHgDQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA\]</ref> \| player_years1 = 1901 \| player_team1 = [[Virginia Cavaliers football\|Virginia]] \| player_positions = [[End (~~American~~gridiron football)\|End]] \| coach_years1 = 1902–1903 \| coach_team1 = [[South Carolina Gamecocks football\|South Carolina]] Line 21 ⟶ 22: \| coach_years4 = 1907 \| coach_team4 = [[Virginia Tech Hokies football\|VPI]] \| coach_years5 = ~~1909~~1908 \| coach_team5 = [[~~Clemson~~Virginia ~~Tigers~~Cavaliers football\|~~Clemson~~Virginia]] (assistant) \| coach_years6 = ~~1913–1915~~1909 \| coach_team6 = [[Clemson Tigers football\|Clemson]] \| coach_years7 = ~~1926~~1913–1915 \| coach_team7 = [[Clemson Tigers football\|Clemson]] \| coach_years8 = 1926 \| coach_team8 = [[Clemson Tigers football\|Clemson]] \| admin_years1 = 1913–1915 \| admin_team1 = [[Clemson Tigers\|Clemson]] \| overall_record = ~~52–28–7~~51–29–7 \| bowl_record = \| tournament_record = Line 37 ⟶ 40: }} '''Charles Robert ~~"Bob"~~ Williams''' (August 1, 1877 ~~–~~– October 17, 1957) was an [[American football]] coach and college athletics administrator. Williams coached at [[South Carolina Gamecocks football\|South Carolina]], [[Davidson Wildcats\|Davidson]], [[Clemson Tigers football\|Clemson]], and [[Virginia Tech Hokies football\|Virginia Tech]]. ==Early years== A 1902 graduate of the [[University of Virginia]], Williams served as the Gamecocks' mentor for two seasons, 1902 and 1903, achieving 6–1 and 8–2 records. In 1902, he oversaw an upset of the rival Clemson Tigers, who were coached by [[John Heisman]]. This was the only game lost by the Tigers that year.▼ Williams was born on August 1, 1877, in [[Bland, Virginia]]. He attended the [[University of Virginia]], where he was an [[End (American football)\|end]] on the [[Virginia Cavaliers football\|football]] team. ==Coaching career== From 1904 to 1905 he coached at Davidson, where he compiled a 9–4–1 record.▼ ===South Carolina=== ▲AGraduating ~~1902 graduate of the [[University~~in ~~of Virginia]]~~1902, Williams served as the Gamecocks' mentor for two seasons, [[1902 South Carolina Gamecocks football team\|1902]] and [[1903 South Carolina Gamecocks football team\|1903]], achieving 6–1 and 8–2 records. In 1902, he oversaw an upset of the rival [[1902 Clemson Tigers football team\|Clemson Tigers]], who were coached by [[John Heisman]]. This was the only game lost by the Tigers that year. ===Davidson=== Williams came to Clemson in 1906. The Tigers went undefeated with a 4–0–3 record, with wins over Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, and the [[John Heisman]]-coached Georgia Tech team. Clemson's first forward pass took place on November 29, 1906, during the game with Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Left End Powell Lykes, dropped back to kick, but lobbed a 30-yard pass to George Warren instead. Clemson won, 10–0.▼ ▲From 1904 to 1905 he coached at Davidson, where he compiled a ~~9–4–1~~9–5–1 record. ===Clemson=== Williams left for Virginia Tech for the 1907 season, leading them to a 7–2 record. Williams then returned to Clemson in 1909. The 1909 season was notable for the resumption of the Clemson-Carolina rivalry after a five-year gap, caused by a near riot in October 1903. The Tigers enjoyed a 6–3 season under Williams' guidance and defeated the Gamecocks, 6–0, in Columbia on November 4.▼ ▲Williams came to Clemson in 1906. The Tigers went undefeated with a 4–0–3 record, with wins over [[1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team\|Georgia]], [[1906 Auburn Tigers football team\|Auburn]], [[1906 Tennessee Volunteers football team\|Tennessee]], and the [[John Heisman]]-coached [[1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team\|Georgia Tech]] team. Clemson's first forward pass took place on November 29, 1906, during the game with Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Left End Powell Lykes, dropped back to kick, but lobbed a 30-yard pass to George Warren instead. Clemson won, 10–0. ===VPI=== Williams was replaced by [[Frank Dobson (American football)\|Frank Dobson]] in 1910 who had a three-year run at the school, the first coach to actually have a signed contract. With Dobson's departure after the 1912 season, Williams returned for the second time to the Clemson head coaching position. He, too, would serve for three years, 1913–1915. The Tigers produced records of 4–4 in 1913, 5–3–1 in 1914, and 2–4–2 in 1915. In the 41 games that Williams coached in five seasons, he went 21–14–6, for a .585 winning percentage.▼ Williams left for VPI for the 1907 season, leading them to a 7–2 record. ===Returns to Clemson=== Between the years of 1915 and 1926, Williams practiced law in Roanoke, Virginia, and was the city's mayor. He returned to coach Clemson for the final 5 games of 1926. He died after a stroke in DeLand, Florida in 1957.<ref>University of Virginia Deceased Alumni Files</ref>▼ ▲~~Williams left for Virginia Tech for the 1907 season, leading them to a 7–2 record.~~ Williams then returned to Clemson in 1909. The 1909 season was notable for the resumption of the Clemson-Carolina rivalry after a five-year gap, caused by a near riot in October ~~1903~~1902. The Tigers enjoyed a 6–3 season under Williams' guidance and defeated the Gamecocks, 6–0, in Columbia on November 4. ▲Williams was replaced by [[Frank Dobson (American football)\|Frank Dobson]] in 1910 who had a three-year run at the school, the first coach to actually have a signed contract. With Dobson's departure after the 1912 season, Williams returned for the second time to the Clemson head coaching position. He, too, ~~would serve~~served for three years, ~~1913–1915.~~from 1913 to 1915. The Tigers produced records of 4–4 in 1913, 5–3–1 in 1914, and 2–4–2 in 1915. In the 41 games that Williams coached in five seasons, he went 21–14–6, for a .585 winning percentage. ▲Between the years of 1915 and 1926, Williams practiced law in [[Roanoke, Virginia]], and was the city's mayor. He returned to coach Clemson for the final 5five games of the 1926. ~~He died after a stroke in DeLand, Florida in 1957~~season.~~<ref>University of Virginia Deceased Alumni Files</ref>~~ ==Death== Williams died after a stroke in [[DeLand, Florida]], in 1957.<ref>University of Virginia Deceased Alumni Files</ref><ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=Grid Coach Dies; Charles R. Williams \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22143435/the_cincinnati_enquirer/ \|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] \|location=[[Cincinnati\|Cincinnati, Ohio]] \|agency=[[Associated Press]] \|date=October 10, 1957 \|page=30 \|access-date=July 23, 2018 \|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> ==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start \| type = coach \| team = \| conf = \| bowl = \| poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[South Carolina Gamecocks football\|South Carolina Gamecocks]] \| conf = Independent \| startyear = 1902 \| endyear = 1903 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1902 college football season\|1902]] \| name = [[1902 South Carolina Gamecocks football team\|South Carolina]] Line 72 ⟶ 90: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1903 college football season\|1903]] \| name = [[1903 South Carolina Gamecocks football team\|South Carolina]] \| overall = 8–2 \| conference = Line 84 ⟶ 103: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal \| name = South Carolina \| overall = 14–3 \| confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[Davidson Wildcats football\|Davidson ~~Wildcats~~]] \| conf = ~~[[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]~~Independent \| startyear = 1904 \| endyear = 1905 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1904 college football season\|1904]] \| name = [[1904 Davidson football team\|Davidson]] \| overall = 6–1–1 \| conference = Line 107 ⟶ 127: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1905 college football season\|1905]] \| name = [[1905 Davidson football team\|Davidson]] \| overall = ~~3–3~~3–4 \| conference = \| confstanding = Line 119 ⟶ 140: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal \| name = Davidson \| overall = ~~9–4–1~~9–5–1 \| confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead Line 143 ⟶ 164: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[Virginia Tech Hokies football\|VPI]] \| conf = Independent \| startyear = 1907 \| endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1907 college football season\|1907]] \| name = [[1907 VPI football team\|VPI]] Line 161 ⟶ 183: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal \| name = VPI \| overall = 7–2 \| confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[Clemson Tigers football\|Clemson Tigers]] \| conf = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] \| startyear = 1909 \| endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1909 college football season\|1909]] \| name = [[1909 Clemson Tigers football team\|Clemson]] Line 184 ⟶ 207: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[Clemson Tigers football\|Clemson Tigers]] \| conf = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] \| startyear = 1913 \| endyear = 1915 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1913 college football season\|1913]] \| name = [[1913 Clemson Tigers football team\|Clemson]] Line 202 ⟶ 226: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1914 college football season\|1914]] \| name = [[1914 Clemson Tigers football team\|Clemson]] \| overall = ~~6–3–1~~5–3–1 \| conference = 3–2 \| confstanding = Line 214 ⟶ 239: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1915 college football season\|1915]] \| name = [[1915 Clemson Tigers football team\|Clemson]] Line 226 ⟶ 252: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[Clemson Tigers football\|Clemson Tigers]] \| conf = [[Southern Conference]] \| startyear = 1926 \| endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1926 college football season\|1926]] \| name = [[1926 Clemson Tigers football team\|Clemson]] Line 244 ⟶ 271: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal \| name = Clemson \| overall = ~~22–19–6~~21–19–6 \| confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record End \| overall = ~~52–28–7~~51–29–7 \| bowls = no \| poll = no \| polltype = }} Line 262 ⟶ 289: ===Additional sources=== {{cite web \|last=Bourret \|first=Tim \|title=2010 Clemson Football Media Guide \|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf \|publisher=[[Clemson University]] \|~~accessdate~~access-date=25 May 2011 \|pages=171, 198, 203 \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=~~http~~https://~~www~~web.~~webcitation~~archive.org/~~5yveqFBPG?url=~~web/20121112182337/http~~%3A%2F%2Fgrfx~~://grfx.cstv.com~~%2Fphotos%2Fschools%2Fclem%2Fsports%2Fm~~/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl~~%2Fauto_pdf%2Ffootball_media_guide_2010~~/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=2412 ~~May~~November ~~2011~~2012 \|~~deadurl=yes \|df~~url-status=dead }} Gaillard, Luther, "Clemson Handbook", The Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Co., Wichita, Kansas, 1996, pages 9–10, {{ISBN \|1-880652-84-6}}. Sahadi, Lou, "The Clemson Tigers - From 1896 to Glory", William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1983, page 17, {{ISBN \|0-688-02164-6}}. {{South Carolina Gamecocks athletic director navbox}} Line 276 ⟶ 303: [[Category:1877 births]] [[Category:1957 deaths]] ▲~~\| sport =~~ [[Category:American football~~\|Football~~ ends]] [[Category:Clemson Tigers athletic directors]] [[Category:Clemson Tigers football coaches]] [[Category:Davidson Wildcats football coaches]] [[Category:Virginia Cavaliers football coaches]] [[Category:Virginia Cavaliers football players]] [[Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football coaches]] [[Category:South Carolina Gamecocks athletic directors]] [[Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches]] [[Category:Virginia lawyers]] [[Category:~~University~~People offrom ~~Virginia~~Bland ~~alumni~~County, Virginia]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Roanoke, Virginia]] [[Category:Coaches of American football ~~ends~~from Virginia]] [[Category:Players of American football from Virginia]]