Enoch Williams Bagshaw (January 31, 1884 – October 3, 1930) was an

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player and coach. From 1921 to 1929, he served as the head football coach at the

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, compiling a 63–22–6 record. His 1923 and 1926 squads went 10–1–1, equaling the best marks of his career. He was a five-year starter on the football team at Washington.

Biography

Bagshaw was born in

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, Wales and moved in 1892 with his family to the

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, where he was raised. He served as a first lieutenant with the 43rd Engineer Battalion of the

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during

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. Bagshaw was appointed supervisor of transportation for Washington state in 1930. He died at the age of 46, on October 3, 1930, after collapsing at the Old Capitol Building in

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Head coaching record

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