Asa G. Wiley
Asa Gordon "Ace" Wiley Jr. (1911 – March 11, 1995) was an American football and wrestling coach. Wiley was the head football coach at Waynesburg College—now known as Waynesburg University—in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, serving for the 1946 season and compiling a record of 0–7–1.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911 Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 11, 1995 (aged 83) Portersville, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932 | Waynesburg |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1941 | Waynesburg HS (PA) |
| 1942 | Mount Pleasant HS (PA) |
| 1943 | Greensburg HS (PA) (assistant) |
| 1944–1945 | Greensburg HS (PA) |
| 1946 | Waynesburg |
| Wrestling | |
| 1939–1942 | Waynesburg HS (PA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–7–1 (college football) |
Gordon was born in Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania. He attended Waynesburg College, where he captained the football team in 1932 and graduated in 1933.[2] He subsequently earned master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Gordon was a schoolteacher and coached wrestling and other sports in Wind Ridge, Waynesburg, and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.[3]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Waynesburg | 0–7–1 | |||||||
| Waynesburg: | 0–7–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–7–1 | ||||||||
References
- "Waynesberg College Football Media Guide". Sidearm DMG. p. 79. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- "Jackets Open With Geneva on Saturday". The Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Wiley, Asa Gordon". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. March 13, 1995. p. 122. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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