Will Hill Acker

Will Hill Acker
Biographical details
Born(1899-12-17)December 17, 1899
Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 1951(1951-07-28) (aged 51)
Greenville, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1918–1920TCU
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1927East Texas State (assistant)
1929–1930East Texas State
Basketball
1928–1930East Texas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1949East Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall2–13–1 (football)
49–19 (basketball)

Will Hill Acker (December 17, 1899 – July 28, 1951) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—from 1929 to 1930.[1] Acker was also head basketball coach at East Texas State from 1928 to 1930 and the school's athletic director from 1930 to 1949.[2]

Personal life

Acker was born December 17, 1899, in Ellis County, Texas, to Walter L. Acker and Pearl Hill.[3][4]

In 1918, during World War I, Acker belonged to the Student Army Training Corps while at Christian College of North Texas.[5][6]

Acker died on July 28, 1951, at a hospital in Greenville, Texas,[4][5][7] from injuries he sustained four days earlier in an automobile accident.[8]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
East Texas State Lions (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930)
1929 East Texas State 0–6–1 0–3–1 9th
1930 East Texas State 2–7 1–4 9th
East Texas State: 2–13–1 1–7–1
Total: 2–13–1

References

  1. ^ "Will Hill Acker". Texas A&M–Commerce Lions. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "A&M Commerce All-Time Coaching Records". Texas A&M–Commerce Lions. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 3
  4. ^ a b Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
  5. ^ a b National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
  6. ^ Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Tarrant County
  7. ^ Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
  8. ^ "Ex-Frog Grid Captain Dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. July 29, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.