Phil Utley
American sports coach (1889–1950)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1889-10-23)October 23, 1889 |
| Died | June 16, 1950(1950-06-16) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1912 | Wake Forest |
| Basketball | |
| 1909–1913 | Wake Forest |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1913 | Wake Forest |
| 1913–1914 | Rome Romans |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, end (football) Guard (basketball) First baseman (baseball) Hurder, shot putter (track) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Carson–Newman |
| 1921 | Lenoir |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1922 | Lenoir |
| 1922–1923 | Wake Forest |
| Baseball | |
| 1922 | Lenoir |
| 1923 | Wake Forest |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1922–1923 | Wake Forest |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–5 (football) 20–17 (basketball) 18–17 (baseball) |
Philemon M. Utley (October 23, 1889 – June 16, 1950) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman University in 1913 and Lenoir College—now known as Lenoir–Rhyne University—in 1921, compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–5. He coached the Wake Forest University men's basketball team in 1922–23 and the Demon Deacons baseball team in 1923.[2][3] Utley also coached track at Wake Forest and served as the school athletic director in 1922–23.
A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Utley attended Wake Forest from 1909 to 1913, where he played football as a quarterback and end, basketball as a guard, and baseball as a first baseman. He was also a hurdler and shot putter in track. Utley died unexpectedly on June 16, 1950, in Los Angeles, California.[4]
References
- ^ "Philemon Utley". Baseball-Reference Player Register. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Philip Utley". Sports Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Philemon Utley" (PDF). Wake Forest University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Death Takes Phil Utley, Deacon Coach". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Associated Press. June 17, 1950. p. 10. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Phil Utley at Find a Grave
