William C. Wertenbaker (September 15, 1875 â March 24, 1933) was an American college football coach and physician. He served as the head football coach at Wofford College (1895), Richmond CollegeâÂÂnow known as the University of RichmondâÂÂin 1897, the University of South Carolina in 1898, and Washington and Lee University in 1900 and 1902, compiling a career head coaching record of 11âÂÂ16. Wertenbaker practiced medicine in New Castle and Wilmington, Delaware, specializing in obstetrics and gynaecology.
Wertenbaker was born on September 15, 1875, in Charlottesville, Virginia. He died on March 24, 1933, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland following a brief illness. He had a son, Charles, born circa 1901, who later became a foreign editor of Time.