Stanley Williamson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full nameStanley Lewis•Williamson
Used nameStanley•Williamson
Born19 February 1909 in Pittsburg, California (USA)
Died17 August 1965 (aged 56 years 5 months 26 days) in Los Angeles, California (USA)
AffiliationsUSC Trojans, Los Angeles (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Stanley Williamson was a center on the West Team who played for Southern Cal, captaining the Trojans as they won the 1931 national championship. Williamson later became a well-known football coach. He started at Classen High School in Oklahoma, and then became head coach at Oklahoma City University. He was the line coach from 1935-39 at Kansas State, and then the line coach in 1940 at Oklahoma. Williamson was best known for his time at UC Santa Barbara. He was the head coach there from 1941-48 and 1952-55. He later served as the athletic director at Santa Barbara from 1962-65. Williamson died in August 1965 in Santa Barbara from a malignant brain tumor

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics American Football USA Stanley Williamson
American Football, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) West 1