Gordon Wood (American football)
Gordon Lenear Wood (May 25, 1914 – December 17, 2003) was an American high school football coach in Texas. He was a head football coach for forty-three seasons, winning or sharing twenty-five district championships and nine state championships.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1914 Abilene, Texas, US |
| Died | December 17, 2003 (aged 89) Abilene, Texas, US |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1937 | Hardin–Simmons |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938–1939 | Spur HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1940–1941 | Rule HS (TX) |
| 1945–1946 | Roscoe HS (TX) |
| 1947–1949 | Seminole HS (TX) |
| 1950 | Winters HS (TX) |
| 1951–1957 | Stamford HS (TX) |
| 1958–1959 | Victoria HS (TX) |
| 1960–1985 | Brownwood HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 396–91–15 |
Wood mainly ran a variant of the single wing formation, called "Warren Woodson Wing T", named after the former Hardin–Simmons coach whom Wood admired. Though it was primarily a running offense, Wood was ahead of his time because his teams could also pass effectively from it.
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