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William Shadoan
Pictured in The Record 1924, Valparaiso yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1894-12-08)December 8, 1894
Somerset, Kentucky
DiedJune 20, 1974(1974-06-20) (aged 79)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Playing career
Football
1921Centre
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1924Valparaiso
Basketball
1923–1925Valparaiso
Head coaching record
Overall9–5–3 (football)
33–9 (basketball)

William Parker Shadoan (December 8, 1894 – June 20, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and military officer. He served as head football, basketball, and baseball coach at Valparaiso University during the 1923–24 and 1924–25 academic years. Shadoan attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he played college football as a guard on the 1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team. He served in the United States Army during the Pancho Villa Expedition and with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He reached the rank of colonel and later served as the superintendent of a number of military schools.[1]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Valparaiso Crusaders (Independent) (1923)
1923 Valparaiso 5–2–1
Valparaiso Crusaders (Western Interstate Conference) (1924)
1924 Valparaiso 4–3–2 1–1–1 T–2nd
Valparaiso: 9–5–3 1–1–1
Total: 9–5–3

References

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  1. ^ "Col. W. P. Shadoan, 76, Dies". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. June 21, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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