William Marshall "Big Bill" Hollenback was an American college football player and coach.
11 Facts About Bill Hollenback
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Bill Hollenback played football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was selected as an All-American fullback three straight years, from 1906 to 1908.
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Bill Hollenback was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1951.
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Bill Hollenback was unable to play during the 1905 season due to a broken leg.
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Bill Hollenback was selected as an All-American fullback in each of those years.
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Bill Hollenback received a degree in dentistry, but opted to become a football coach after graduating from Penn.
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Bill Hollenback served as the head football coach at Penn State, the University of Missouri, Pennsylvania Military College and Syracuse University.
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Bill Hollenback served briefly as the president of the Bird Coal Company in 1914.
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Bill Hollenback was active in politics, and served on the Philadelphia City Council from 1940 to 1944.
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Bill Hollenback's older brother, Jack Hollenback, was a head football coach at Penn State.
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Bill Hollenback died on March 12,1968, at Bryn Mawr Convalescent Center in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.