William Holmes Wood (September 6, 1900 – June 7, 1988) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach of football, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1938 to 1940, compiling a record of 12–13–3. Biography Wood was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 6, 1900, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, he attended Johns Hopkins University, before transferring to the United States Military Academy at West Point. There he lettered in three sports, and graduated in 1925. He married Elizabeth Tuttle in Chicago on April 30, 1927. Serving in China and Europe during World War II, Wood was chief of staff of the 13th Armored Division. His decorations included the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal. He retired from the Army in 1956 after rising to the rank of brigadier general. Wood died at the age of 87 on June 7, 1988 at the William Hill Health Care Center in Easton, Maryland. He had been stricken with Alzheimer's disease. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Head coaching record References 1900 births 1988 deaths American football fullbacks American men's basketball players Army Black Knights baseball players Army Black Knights football coaches Army Black Knights football players Army Black Knights men's basketball players United States Army generals United States Army personnel of World War II Johns Hopkins University alumni Sportspeople from Waterbury, Connecticut Coaches of American football from Maryland Players of American football from Baltimore Baseball players from Baltimore Basketball players from Baltimore Deaths from dementia in Maryland Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Recipients of the Legion of Merit Baltimore Polytechnic Institute alumni Burials at Arlington National Cemetery