William Jay Warner (January 24, 1881 – February 12, 1944) was an

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player and coach. Warner graduated from

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in 1903 and was a member of the

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. He was elected to the

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in 1971. Following his playing career at

, Warner was the head football coach at

, the

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, and the

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. He also coached football at Sherman Institute—now known as Sherman Indian High School—in

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. Warner was the brother of famed football coach

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. In 1902, Bill and Glenn both played pro football for the

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during the first World Series of Football, held at

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. It was during this event, that Warner played in the first professional indoor football game as his Syracuse squad upset the heavily favored "

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" team. While Glenn was injured during the event with a head injury, Bill and the rest of the Syracuse team went on to win the event.

Head coaching record

College

References

Additional sources

* * * McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. .

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