William W. Church

William Wells Church was an American football player and coach. A native of Chicago, he played college football at Princeton University, where he was selected as an All-American at [Tackle (gridiron American football|football position)|tackle] in 1896. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University for one season, in 1897, and at Georgetown University for two seasons, in 1899 and 1901, compiling a career college football record of 5–3–1. Church participated in early professional football: He played tackle for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club in 1898 and the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in 1900, also coaching the latter team. He married Mary Myrtle Brock in 1902.
He later resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he died in 1966.