Dexter W. Draper

Dexter W. Draper
	Draper pictured in The Colonial Echo 1914, William & Mary yearbook
Biographical details
Born	May 23, 1881; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 22, 1961 (aged 80); Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1901	Swarthmore
1904	Springfield (MA)
1905–1908	Penn
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909	Texas
1911–1912	Franklin & Marshall
1913–1915	William & Mary
Basketball
1911–1913	Franklin & Marshall
1913–1916	William & Mary
Baseball
1916	William & Mary
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1913–1916	William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall	14–34–3 (football); 26–29 (basketball); 17–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	National (1908);
Awards
	Consensus All-American (1907); Second-team All-American (1906); Third-team All-American (1908);

Dexter Wright Draper (May 23, 1881 – August 22, 1961) was an American football player and coach, as well as a pediatrician. He was an All-American tackle at the University of Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1907. Draper became head football coach at the University of Texas immediately following the resignation of W. E. Metzenthin in 1909. After compiling a 4–3–1 record, including two losses to Longhorns rival Texas A&M, Draper resigned. He later coached at Franklin & Marshall College and The College of William & Mary before entering his chosen field as a pediatrician. Draper also was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1913 to 1916.^[1] He led the Tribe to a 15–18 record during his two-year tenure.^[1] Draper's stint as the football coach from 1913 to 1915 produced a 1–21–2 record.^[2]

On August 22, 1961, Draper died aged 80 at a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a short illness.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Texas Longhorns (Independent) (1909)
1909	Texas	4–3–1
Texas:		4–3–1
Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1911–1912)
1911	Franklin & Marshall	3–6
1912	Franklin & Marshall	6–4
Franklin & Marshall:		9–10
William & Mary Orange and Black (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1915)
1913	William & Mary	0–5–1	0–3	4th
1914	William & Mary	1–7	1–5	4th
1915	William & Mary	0–9–1	0–6	4th
William & Mary:		1–21–2	1–14
Total:		14–34–3

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1913–1916)
1913–14	William & Mary	3–6
1914–15	William & Mary	5–8
1915–16	William & Mary	7–4
Total:		15–18

^ ^a ^b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
^ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
^ "Dr. Dexter W. Draper, Former All-American at Pennsylvania, Dies", Clearfield Progress, August 24, 1961, Clearfield, Pennsylvania