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In 1975 Doolittle became the director of
Western's Gary Athletic Fund. In 1988, Doolittle received the Man of the Year Award from Western Michigan's Alumni "W" Club. He was inducted into WMU's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. He died at the age of 90 on April 10, 2014.
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championship in 1966, he was named the conference's coach of the year. He spent 11 years as the head coach at
Western Michigan from 1964 to 1974, compiling a record of 58–49–2 as a head coach. Doolittle resigned as the head coach at Western Michigan in November 1974.
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in 1943, served 53 months in the military and earned a
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player and coach. Doolittle attended high school in
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841:"William Doolittle Records by Year"
805:"Western Michigan Signs Grid Coach"
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1180:Sportspeople from Mansfield, Ohio
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889:"Western To Honor Doolittle"
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273:in 1941. He enlisted in the
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747:"Doolittle Dinner Tonight"
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783:"Doolittle Named Coach"
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809:The Milwaukee Sentinel
751:The Owosso Argus-Press
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913:on September 27, 2014
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271:Ohio State University
242:MAC Coach of the Year
163:Flint Central HS (MI)
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877:on November 6, 2012.
829:. November 27, 1966.
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787:The Hartford Courant
362:Head coaching record
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204:Head coaching record
42:Biographical details
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811:. January 21, 1964.
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409:(1964–1974)
314:Joe Paterno
291:quarterback
279:Bronze Star
185:(backfield)
138:(backfield)
107:Quarterback
103:Position(s)
1119:Categories
1094:Tim Lester
1078:Bill Cubit
715:References
385:Conference
93:Ohio State
53:1923-08-10
1014:John Gill
1006:Mike Gary
917:April 11,
851:April 24,
388:Standing
190:1964–1974
179:1962–1963
169:1960–1961
159:1954–1959
151:1952–1953
132:1949–1950
89:1946–1947
1104:(2023– )
1062:Al Molde
382:Overall
293:for the
688:58–49–2
676:25–34–2
673:58–49–2
367:College
209:Overall
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684:Total:
244:(1966)
236:Awards
231:(1966)
79:, U.S.
62:, U.S.
638:T–5th
612:2–2–1
609:7–3–1
592:T–3rd
546:T–5th
500:T–3rd
477:T–1st
454:T–3rd
451:3–2–1
448:6–2–1
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183:Army
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67:Died
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