. ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁same ▁time ▁frame , ▁Winter s ▁also ▁co ached ▁Rock ford ' s ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁his ▁football ▁teams ▁won ▁ 3 9 ▁games , ▁lost ▁ 1 2 ▁while ▁t ying ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁Rock ford ▁joined ▁the ▁Big ▁ 7 ▁conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁with ▁Rock ford ▁winning ▁the ▁football ▁title ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Winter s ▁depart ed ▁Rock ford ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁basketball ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁two - year ▁st int ▁as ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁ 2 5 - 1 2 ▁record . ▁ ▁Oak ▁Park ▁& ▁River ▁Forest ▁After ▁depart ing ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁Winter s ▁returned ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁co aching ▁at ▁Oak ▁Park ▁& ▁River ▁Forest ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁While ▁co aching ▁the ▁H usk ies , ▁Winter s ▁head ed ▁the ▁football ▁and ▁track ▁& ▁field ▁teams . ▁ ▁His ▁football ▁teams ▁compiled ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁wins , ▁ 1 3 ▁losses ▁and ▁ 6 ▁t ies . ▁ ▁The ▁track ▁& ▁field ▁teams ▁won ▁ 2 ▁Illinois ▁Inter sch ol astic ▁state ▁titles . ▁ ▁Head ▁co aching ▁record ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁basketball ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁football ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁ ▁College ▁basketball