William J. "Bill" Warner (January 24, 1881 – February 2, 1944) was an American football

American football

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 player and coach. Warner graduated from Cornell University in 1903 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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 in 1971.

Following his playing career at Cornell University

Cornell University

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, Warner was the head football coach at Cornell University

Cornell University

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, the University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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, Colgate University

Colgate University

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, St. Louis University, and the University of Oregon

University of Oregon

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.

Warner was the brother of famed football coach Glenn Scobey Warner

Glenn Scobey Warner

Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...

. In 1902, Bill and Glenn both played pro football for the Syracuse Athletic Club during the first World Series of Football

World Series of Football (1902)

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, held at Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden (1890)

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. It was during this event, that Warner played in the very first professional indoor football game as his Syracuse squad upset the heavily favored "New York

New York (World Series of Football)

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" team. While Glenn was injured during the event with a head injury, Bill and the rest of the Syracuse team went on to win the event.

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