William Jennings Coyle
Broadway (Seattle) High School 1908
Football, Basketball, Track
SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA
High School
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Starting quarterback for Seattle High School (renamed Broadway)
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Led team to victory over North Division High of Chicago in national championship game
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Also played baseball (center field) and ran track (hurdles) for the Tigers
College
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Captain and four-year starting quarterback at University of Washington
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Believed to be the only starting quarterback in college football history to go
undefeated for four years
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Earned eight varsity letters (four in football, three in baseball and one in
track and field), more than any other athlete in the school's history
Other
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Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism" in
action during World War I
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Served as Washington State Lieutenant Governor from 1921-1925
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Inducted into UW’s Husky Hall of Fame in 1980, honored in three sports
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Posthumously inducted into State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in
2009