WILLIAM H. MACDERMOTT

WILLIAM H. MacDERMOTT, 79, the former head football coach at Wesleyan, died May 5, 2016. An alumnus of Trinity College in Hartford, he began coaching in 1966 as an assistant coach at Wesleyan, where he went on to become head coach from 1971 to 1986. During his time at Wesleyan he amassed a 66-59-3 record, good for a .527 winning percentage. His 66 wins are third all-time among Wesleyan head football coaches. After leaving Wesleyan he coached other professional teams in California and in Canada. He particularly enjoyed coaching younger players as they transitioned from high school to college. His wife, Kathleen MacDermott, survives, as do four daughters and two grandchildren.