William Coady

American basketball official, coach, and player
William Coady
Biographical details
DiedJuly 3, 1964 (aged 88)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1925Boston College
Head coaching record
Overall21–20

William F. Coady was an American basketball official, coach, and player.

Coady played guard for the East Boston Catholic Literature Association's basketball team, which traveled the eastern United States playing clubs such as the Buffalo Germans and the Troy Trojans.[1] He was the coach of the Boston College Eagles men's basketball team from 1921 until the basketball program was dropped in 1925. He had a 21–20 record in his four seasons as BC basketball coach. He also served as an assistant football coach under Frank Cavanaugh.[2] After leaving B.C., Coady refereed college, high school, and amateur basketball games in Massachusetts.[3] He would often referee two games a night during the basketball season while also working in the mornings a commission merchant in a produce market. He died on July 3, 1964, at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was 88 years old.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "W. F. Coady, 88; Noted Official In Basketball". The Boston Globe. July 4, 1963.
  2. ^ "Big Time For B.C. Players". The Boston Daily Globe. January 16, 1923.
  3. ^ "Newton 'Y' Five Wins in Overtime in Boys' Club of Boston Tourney". The Boston Daily Globe. April 16, 1930.
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