Silas Williams

For the American politician from Ohio, see Silas J. Williams.

Silas Williams

Biographical details
Born	(1888-06-09)June 9, 1888 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	December 8, 1944(1944-12-08) (aged 56) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1905–1909	Sewanee
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1914–1915	Sewanee (assistant)
1919–1921	Chattanooga
Head coaching record
Overall	10–15–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× All-Southern (1908–1909) Second-team All-Time Sewanee football team

Silas McBee "Sike" Williams (June 9, 1888 – December 8, 1944) was an American college football player and coach as well as a lawyer.[1]

Sewanee

Williams was a prominent end for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South, selected second-team for its All-Time football team,[2] He stood 5'9" and weighed 150 pounds.

1909

Williams was selected All-Southern[3][4] and captain of the SIAA champion 1909 team.[5][6]

Harvard

He also attended Harvard Law School,[7] receiving his LL. B. in 1913.[5]

Law school football

There in a game of all-stars from Michigan, Sewanee, and Vanderbilt against Harvard, including Germany Schulz at center and Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin at left guard, Williams played on Harvard's team against his former quarterback Chigger Browne.[8][9] That game ended in a scoreless tie. A second game was played between Harvard Law School and a different "All-Southern" team. Williams scored the only points in the 5 to 0 victory when he ran in a touchdown off a Stephen Galatti pass.[10]

Chattanooga

Williams served as the head football coach at the University of Chattanooga—now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga—from 1919 to 1921, compiling a record of 10–15–2.

Death

Williams died on December 8, 1944, at the Robert Fulton Hotel in Atlanta, after suffering a heart attack.[11][12]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Chattanooga Moccasins (Independent) (1919)
1919	Chattanooga	3–5–1
Chattanooga Moccasins (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1921)
1920	Chattanooga	3–4–1	1–3	T–17th
1921	Chattanooga	4–6	2–4	T–16th
Chattanooga:		10–15–2	3–7
Total:		10–15–2

References

1. "Organization of the F A C O T S". F.A.C.O.T.S.: The Story of the Field Artillery Central Officers Training School Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky: 31. 1919.
2. "Sewanee's All-Time Football Team". Sewanee Alumni News. February 1949.
3. "All-Southern Selection". Charlotte Observer. November 29, 1909.
4. "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.
5. General Catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. p. 578.
6. "Sewanee Will Be In It". News and Observer. September 28, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Organization sans prototype". ABA Journal. 47. American Bar Association: 525. May 1961.
8. "Browne is All-Time Tiger Great". Sewanee Alumni News: 15. 1952.
9. Tom Benjey. "1910 Harvard Law All-Stars" (PDF). p. 13.
10. "Southern All Stars". May 4, 2010.
11. "Silas Williams Dies Suddenly". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 9, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved April 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Silas Williams Dies Suddenly (continued)". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 9, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .