Bill Moge
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911 Arlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 2002 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1937 | Providence |
| Football | |
| 1935–1936 | Providence |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1937 | Providence |
| Positions | Halfback (football) Guard (basketball) Third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1940 | American International (assistant) |
| 1941–1942 | American International |
| 1943 | American International (assistant) |
| 1945–1949 | Westfield HS (MA) |
| 1950–1980 | Chicopee HS (MA) |
| 1965 | Holyoke Bombers |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1943 | American International |
| 1945–1949 | Westfield HS (MA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1942 | American International |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1941–1945 | American International |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–3–2 (college football) 11–22 (college basketball) 2–6–1 (pro football) |
William B. Moge (1911 – January 18, 2002) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head coach in all three sports at American International College during the early 1940s.[2]
Moge was born in Arlington, Vermont. He graduated from Technical High School in Springfield, Massachusetts.[3] He attended Providence College, where he played halfback in football, third base in baseball, and guard in basketball before graduating in the class of 1938. He served as the basketball and football coach at Westfield High School (WHS).[4] His 1947 and 1948 WHS football team won the Western Massachusetts Class A title and defeated the Georgia Class A champions in the Peanut Bowl in Columbus, Georgia.[5]
In 1950, Moge began his tenure as the head football coach at Chicopee High School. In 1958, he led the team past Holyoke High to win Chicopee's first AA conference title (20–0). In 1959, Moge coached against Holyoke star quarterback and future NFL player Archie Roberts, losing the matchup (36–6). In his last game as head coach in 1983, the football field at Szot Park was named in his honor on the morning of the game. He later served as the head football coach of the Holyoke Bombers of the Atlantic Coast Football League for part of one season in 1965.[6]
In 1984, Moge was inducted into the Providence Friars athletic hall of fame.[7] He died on January 18, 2002, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.[3]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American International Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1941–1942) | |||||||||
| 1941 | American International | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1942 | American International | 2–1–2 | |||||||
| American International: | 7–3–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–3–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Brown, Garry (March 25, 2019). "Richard Bedard continuing tradition of athletic excellence at American International College". masslive.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL CAREER COACHING RECORDS". American International Yellow Jackets. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Death Notices; William B. Moge". Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. January 20, 2002. p. A14. Retrieved March 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dalton, Ernest (March 12, 1946). "Whalers Play Nashua at Garden Thursday". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Moge Requests His Release as Westfield High Coach". The Boston Globe. February 22, 1950.
- ^ "1965 Holyoke Bombers (ACFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ https://friars.com/honors/hall-of-fame/william-b-moge/74