William Joy (American football)

William Patrick "Hiker" Joy (c. 1888 – September 13, 1969) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Boston College from 1912 to 1913 and at Canisius College from 1933 to 1938, compiling a career college football record of 32–24–5.

William Joy
Biographical details
Bornc. 1888
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 13, 1969
Milton, Massachusetts
Playing career
1909–1911Holy Cross (MA)
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912–1913Boston College
1914–1917Hyde Park HS (MA)
1921–1926Boston College (assistant)
1927–1932Fordham (assistant)
1933–1938Canisius
Head coaching record
Overall32–24–5 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Western New York Little Three Conference (1934, 1936)

Early life

Joy was born in Boston and attended South Boston High School.[1][2] He was a member of the school's football, track, and basketball teams. He went on to attend the College of the Holy Cross, where he was a member of the member of the varsity relay team for four years and was captain of the Holy Cross Crusaders football and basketball teams during his senior year.[2]

Coaching career

Joy was hired as Boston College's head coach months after graduating college. In his second season as head coach, he led BC to their first winning season of the 20th century. On December 14, 1914, Joy was named faculty coach at Hyde Park High School in Hyde Park, Massachusetts.[3] He left Hyde Park following the outbreak of World War I to join the United States Army Air Service. After the war, Joy scouted for the Princeton Tigers football team.[1] He returned to Boston College in 1921 as an assistant to Frank Cavanaugh.[4] When Cavanaugh left BC in 1927, Joy followed him to Fordham where he remained as an assistant until 1932. From 1933 to 1938, Joy was the head coach at Canisius College.

Later life

In 1939, Joy retired from sports and returned to Massachusetts, where he worked as an insurance broker and was a trustee of the Boston Elevated Railway. Joy was appointed to the Boston Elevated Railway trusteeship by Governor Charles F. Hurley, who had played football at Boston College while Joy was an assistant coach there.[1] In 1943, RKO Radio Pictures hired Joy as a technical advisor for football sequences in The Iron Major, a biographical film about Frank Cavanaugh.[5] Joy died on September 13, 1969 at his home in Milton, Massachusetts. He was 81 years old.[1]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Boston College Eagles (Independent) (1912–1913)
1912 Boston College 2–4–1
1913 Boston College 4–3–1
Boston College: 6–7–2
Canisius Griffins / Golden Griffins (Western New York Little Three Conference) (1933–1938)
1933 Canisius 6–1–10–1–13rd
1934 Canisius 4–22–01st
1935 Canisius 3–3–11–12nd
1936 Canisius 7–12–01st
1937 Canisius 4–4–11–1
1938 Canisius 2–61–1
Canisius: 26–17–37–4–1
Total:32–24–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "W. P. Joy, First BC Grid Coach". The Boston Globe. September 15, 1969.
  2. "'Hiker' Joy Will Receive Hub Gridiron Club Award". The Boston Globe. February 11, 1961.
  3. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/704733422.html?dids=704733422:704733422&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Dec+14%2C+1914&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=JOY+HYDE+PARK+COACH.&pqatl=google
  4. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/718939442.html?dids=718939442:718939442&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+16%2C+1921&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=%22HIKER%22+JOY+TO+HELP+IN+B.+C.+FOOTBALL+COACHING&pqatl=google
  5. "Judge, Lawyer Josh Hiker Joy in His Suit Against Film Company". The Boston Daily Globe. November 20, 1945.
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