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College in 1921 as an assistant to
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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at
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694:"'Hiker' Joy Will Receive Hub Gridiron Club Award"
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274:. He left Hyde Park following the outbreak of
16:American football player and coach (1888–1969)
1480:High school football coaches in Massachusetts
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611: National championship
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184:Western New York Little Three Conference
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222:from 1933 to 1938, compiling a career
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648:"W. P. Joy, First BC Grid Coach"
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706:. February 11, 1961. p. 15
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254:teams during his senior year.
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248:Holy Cross Crusaders football
210:– September 13, 1969) was an
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55:September 13, 1969 (aged 81)
201:William Patrick "Hiker" Joy
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272:Hyde Park, Massachusetts
240:South Boston High School
324:. He was 81 years old.
304:Boston Elevated Railway
1445:American football ends
742:The Boston Daily Globe
704:Boston, Massachusetts
658:Boston, Massachusetts
322:Milton, Massachusetts
268:Hyde Park High School
58:Milton, Massachusetts
38:Boston, Massachusetts
328:Head coaching record
159:Head coaching record
27:Biographical details
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262:Joy was hired as
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117:Hyde Park HS (MA)
94:Coaching career (
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224:college football
220:Canisius College
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1390:expanding it
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1252:Mike Traynor
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1157:Bill O'Brien
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1037:Mike Holovak
989:Harry Downes
973:Joe McKenney
965:D. Leo Daley
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873:Arthur White
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841:Frank Carney
753:– via
749:February 21,
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714:– via
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708:. Retrieved
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662:. Retrieved
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186:(1934, 1936)
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1440:1969 deaths
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1350:(1995–1999)
1342:(1992–1994)
1334:(1982–1991)
1326:(1975–1981)
1324:Bill Brooks
1318:(1971–1974)
1310:(1966–1970)
1302:(1950–1966)
1294:(1948–1949)
1286:(1946–1947)
1278:(1943–1945)
1270:(1939–1942)
1262:(1933–1938)
1260:William Joy
1246:(1931–1932)
1238:(1921–1930)
1230:(1919–1920)
1151:(2020–2023)
1149:Jeff Hafley
1135:(2013–2019)
1127:(2009–2012)
1119:(2007–2008)
1103:(1997–2006)
1101:Tom O'Brien
1095:(1994–1996)
1093:Dan Henning
1087:(1991–1993)
1079:(1981–1990)
1071:(1978–1980)
1063:(1968–1977)
1055:(1962–1967)
1047:(1960–1961)
1039:(1951–1959)
1031:(1946–1950)
1029:Denny Myers
1021:Moody Sarno
1015:(1941–1942)
1013:Denny Myers
1007:(1939–1940)
1005:Frank Leahy
999:(1936–1938)
975:(1928–1934)
959:(1919–1926)
943:(1916–1917)
935:(1914–1915)
927:(1912–1913)
925:William Joy
883:(1903–1907)
865:John Dunlop
851:(1897–1899)
849:John Dunlop
817:Joseph Drum
446:(1933–1938)
371:(1912–1913)
276:World War I
208: 1888
140:(assistant)
129:(assistant)
84:Position(s)
22:William Joy
1429:Categories
1332:Tom Hersey
1284:Earl Brown
1236:Luke Urban
1069:Ed Chlebek
1061:Joe Yukica
1053:Jim Miller
893:Joe Reilly
889:Joe Kenney
627:References
351:Conference
298:Later life
252:basketball
230:Early life
74:Holy Cross
51:1969-09-13
1356:Ed Argast
1308:Club team
997:Gil Dobie
581:Canisius:
565:Canisius
545:Canisius
501:Canisius
480:Canisius
354:Standing
145:1933–1938
134:1927–1932
123:1921–1926
113:1914–1917
103:1912–1913
70:1909–1911
1220:No coach
1159:(2024– )
1143:# (2019)
1111:# (2006)
991:# (1935)
909:Hub Hart
523:Canisius
458:Canisius
348:Overall
149:Canisius
1316:Unknown
1300:No team
1276:No team
881:No team
857:No team
600:32–24–5
585:26–17–3
333:College
164:Overall
138:Fordham
35:c. 1888
1254:(1932)
1222:(1918)
983:(1935)
967:(1927)
951:(1918)
919:(1911)
911:(1910)
903:(1909)
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891:&
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859:(1900)
843:(1896)
835:(1895)
827:(1894)
819:(1893)
596:Total:
236:Boston
60:, U.S.
40:, U.S.
588:7–4–1
548:4–4–1
504:3–3–1
465:0–1–1
462:6–1–1
424:6–7–2
408:4–3–1
387:2–4–1
345:Team
342:Year
1386:stub
751:2022
712:2022
666:2022
561:1938
541:1937
518:1936
497:1935
476:1934
453:1933
399:1913
378:1912
250:and
45:Died
32:Born
571:1–1
568:2–6
551:1–1
533:1st
530:2–0
527:7–1
510:2nd
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486:2–0
483:4–2
468:3rd
270:in
88:End
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