Byron Wimberly

Byron Wimberly

Biographical details
Born	(1892-09-03)September 3, 1892 Stevenson, Alabama, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1956(1956-05-12) (aged 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1916–1918	Washington & Jefferson
1925	Detroit Panthers
Position(s)	Guard, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919	Westminster (PA)
1921–1922	Illinois Wesleyan
1923–1924	Washington University
Basketball
1921–1923	Illinois Wesleyan
Baseball
1922	Illinois Wesleyan
1925	Illinois Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall	19–18–4 (football) 30–11 (basketball) 14–10 (baseball)

Adlai Byron "By" Wimberly (September 3, 1892 – May 12, 1956) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He played college football at Washington & Jefferson College and professionally for the Detroit Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Wimberly served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania (1919), Illinois Wesleyan University (1921–1922), and Washington University in St. Louis (1923–1924), compiling a career college football coaching record of 19–18–4. He was also the head basketball coach at Illinois Wesleyan from 1921 to 1923, tallying a mark of 30–11, and the baseball coach at the school in 1922 and 1925. Wimberly later worked as a manufacturer's representative. He died on May 12, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Westminster Titans () (1919)
1919	Westminster	2–3–2
Westminster:		2–3–2
Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1922)
1921	Illinois Wesleyan	4–3–2
1922	Illinois Wesleyan	6–3
Illinois Wesleyan:		10–6–2
Washington University Pikers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1923–1924)
1923	Washington University	3–5	1–4	9th
1924	Washington University	4–4	0–4	9th
Washington University:		7–9	1–8
Total:		19–18–4

External links

• Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference