W. H. Britton
American sports coach
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| Intro | American sports coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Sports coach Basketball coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 4 June 1892 | |
| Death | 29 November 1982 (aged 90 years) |
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Biography
William Hamilton Britton (June 4, 1892 – November 29, 1982) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee for one season in 1935, coaching in the absence of Robert Neyland, who left for active duty in the United States Army. Britton's career football record was 4–5. Britton was also the head basketball coach at Tennessee from 1926 to 1935, tallying a mark of 80–73.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1935) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Tennessee | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–9th | |||||
| Tennessee: | 4–5 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–5 | ||||||||