Arthur Clinton "Woody" Woodward (June 9, 1883 â February 2, 1950) was an American minor league baseball player and a football and basketball coach. He spent three seasons playing minor league baseball for teams in New England before embarking on a coaching career. Woodward served as the head football coach at State Normal School at CheneyâÂÂnow known as Eastern Washington UniversityâÂÂfrom 1927 to 1928, compiling a record of 7âÂÂ8. He was also the school's head basketball coach from 1927 to 1930, tallying a mark of 26âÂÂ29.