Walter W. Wood|
| Born | (1894-09-28)September 28, 1894
Madison, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Died | January 18, 1980(1980-01-18) (aged 85)
Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
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| 1914–1915 | Kansas |
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| 1919 | Kansas |
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| 1915–1916 | Kansas |
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| 1920 | Kansas |
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| Positions | Quarterback, center (football) |
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| 1916 | Alton HS (IL) |
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| 1920 | Shurtleff |
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| 1922 | Shurtleff |
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| 1923–1924 | Muhlenberg |
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| 1925–1933 | Shurtleff |
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| 1924–1925 | Muhlenberg |
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| ?–1934 | Shurtleff |
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| 1939–? | Alton HS (IL) |
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| 1924–1925 | Muhlenberg |
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Walter Winfred "Punk" Wood (September 28, 1894 – January 18, 1980) was an American football player and a football, basketball, and baseball coach. He lettered three times as a quarterback and center at the University of Kansas (1914–1915, 1919).[1]
Wood attended Alton High School in Alton, Illinois, where he was captain and quarterback for the football team in 1912.[2] He served in the United States Army during World War I.[3]
Wood coached at Alton High School during the 1916–17 academic year. In 1920, he was hired as coach and head of athletics at Shurtleff College in Alton.[4]
Wood left his coaching position at Shurtleff at the close of the basketball season in 1934 to head the sports department at Owens-Illinois, Inc.—now known as O-I Glass.[5] He was later the personnel director for the firm's plant in Alton. In 1944, Wood was transferred to Toledo, Ohio, where he worked a general veterans coordinator until 1948, when he was appointed the personnel director of O-I's Kimble Glass division. He remained in that role until his retirement, in 1959, when he returned to Alton. He died on January 18, 1980, in Alton.[3]
References
- ^ "2018 Football Media Guide". Kansas Jayhawks football. 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Reads of 1912 Team as Class Talks Reunion". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. September 27, 1962. p. 25. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ a b "Walter Wood". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. January 21, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ ""Punk" Wood To Be Shurtleff Coach". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. March 15, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Walter Wood Goes To New Position". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. March 1, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
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Kansas Jayhawks starting quarterbacks |
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- Bennie Owen (1898–1899)
- Walter W. Wood (1914–1915, 1919)
- Andrew McDonald (1920–1922)
- Lyman Diven (1937)
- Ralph Miller (1938–1941)
- Ed Hall (1940)
- Ray Evans (1942, 1946–1947)
- Bob George (1943)
- Charlie Moffatt (1944)
- George Gear (1945)
- Dick Gilman (1948–1949)
- Chet Strehlow (1950)
- Jerry Robertson (1951–1952)
- John McFarland (1953)
- Bev Buller (1954)
- Wally Strauch (1955–1957)
- Larry McKnown (1958)
- Lee Flachsbarth (1959)
- John Hadl (1960–1961)
- Roger McFarland (1962)
- Steve Renko (1963)
- Bob Skahan (1964–1966)
- Bill Fenton (1965)
- Bobby Douglass (1967–1968)
- Phil Basler (1969)
- Dan Heck (1970)
- David Jaynes (1971–1973)
- Scott McMichael (1974)
- Nolan Cromwell (1975–1976)
- Brian Bethke (1977–1979)
- Harry Sydney (1978)
- Kevin Clinton (1979)
- Frank Seurer (1980–1983)
- Mike Norseth (1984–1985)
- Mike Orth (1986)
- Kelly Donohoe (1986–1989)
- Kevin Verdugo (1987)
- Chip Hilleary (1990–1992)
- Asheiki Preston (1993–1994)
- Fredrick Thomas (1993)
- Mark Williams (1994–1995)
- Ben Rutz (1996)
- Matt Johner (1996–1997)
- Zac Wegner (1997–1998)
- Jay Alexander (1998)
- Dylen Smith (1999–2000)
- Mario Kinsey (2001)
- Zach Dyer (2001–2002)
- Bill Whittemore (2002–2003)
- Adam Barmann (2003–2006)
- Jason Swanson (2004–2005)
- John Nielsen (2004)
- Brian Luke (2004–2005)
- Kerry Meier (2006)
- Todd Reesing (2007–2009)
- Kale Pick (2010)
- Quinn Mecham (2010)
- Jordan Webb (2010–2011)
- Dayne Crist (2012)
- Mike Cummings (2012, 2014)
- Jake Heaps (2013)
- Montell Cozart (2013–2016)
- Ryan Willis (2015–2016)
- Carter Stanley (2016–2019)
- Peyton Bender (2017–2018)
- Thomas MacVittie (2020)
- Jalon Daniels (2020–2025)
- Miles Kendrick (2020)
- Jason Bean (2021–2023)
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- John R. Richards (1897)
- D. H. Jackson (1901)
- Beattie (1902)
- Unknown (1903)
- Ewing (1904)
- Lewis S. Haight (1905)
- Philip Arbuckle (1906)
- George Binnewies (1907)
- Dale E. Chadwick (1908)
- Walter F. Coolidge (1909–1911)
- John J. Beeby (1912–1914)
- Lewis S. Haight (1915)
- Joseph F. Snodgrass (1916)
- No team (1917)
- William T. Hansche (1918)
- E. K. Masterson (1919)
- Walter W. Wood (1920)
- Hugh E. Lowery (1921)
- Walter W. Wood (1922)
- William P. Graham (1923–1924)
- Walter W. Wood (1925–1933)
- No team (1934–1935)
- C. V. Money (1936–1939)
- Bill Moss (1940–1942)
- LeRoy Heminger (1946–1948)
- Merle Pearce (1949–1950)
- No team (1951–1952)
- Ted Boyett (1953)
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- Charles Schmidt (1900)
- Walter Beck (1901)
- William Grey (1902)
- No team (1903–1904)
- Walter Singmaster (1905)
- Alfred Raub (1906)
- George Barclay (1907)
- Alfred E. Bull (1908–1910)
- Thomas Kelley (1911–1913)
- George McCaa (1914–1915)
- John B. Price (1916–1917)
- Guy Brubaker (1918)
- Bill Ritter (1919–1920)
- Johnny Spiegel (1921–1922)
- Walter W. Wood (1923–1924)
- Haps Benfer (1925–1928)
- George Holstrom (1929–1933)
- John Utz (1934–1935)
- Doggie Julian (1936–1944)
- Larry Rosati (1945)
- Ben Schwartzwalder (1946–1948)
- Howard Baughman (1949–1950)
- Tom Triplett (1951–1955)
- Ray Whispell (1956–1969)
- Frank P. Marino (1970–1980)
- Ralph Kirchenheiter (1981–1989)
- Fran Meagher (1990–1993)
- Greg Olejack (1994–1996)
- Mike Donnelly (1997–2017)
- Corey Goff # (2017)
- Nate Milne (2018–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Nate Milne (2021– )
# denotes interim head coach
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