William Hutchinson Brinker was also known as "Dode" and "Bill." He played on the University of Washington baseball team from 1903–1905, and was the program's head coach in 1906, 1909–1910, 1915–1916, and 1918–1919. Brinker also played professionally in 1912 for the Phillies as outfielder and third baseman.
The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's sports career and teammates starting in high school and on through college, as well as his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.
Handwritten and typed on verso: Univ. of Wash. - athletics, William H. "Dode" Brinker. U. of W. baseball and Big Leaguer. also Phi Gamma Delta. Caption information source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brinkbi01.shtml. Caption information source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Brinker.
ID Number: 1960.1821.48
Date: Circa 1905
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 2.25 x 6.75 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv25134
Credit: MOHAI, William Jennings “Wee” Coyle Photograph Collection, 1960.1821.48
