Angus King Football Coach (1931 - 1945)

Coach Angus King, the namesake of Withrow’s renowned stadium. Coach King led the football program from 1931 to 1945 and achieved the highest number of wins in the school’s first 50 years. Under his leadership, Withrow secured 98 victories, 30 losses, and 5 ties. The “King’s Men” completed an undefeated nine-game season in 1934 and posted a notable eight-win, one-tie season in 1941. Additionally, the teams in 1932 and 1939 each recorded eight wins with only a single defeat. Over fourteen years, Coach King guided Withrow to 10 city football championships. Notably, in the 1934 season, opponents scored a total of just 18 points against Withrow, while Coach King’s Tigers amassed 206 points.

During his tenure at Withrow, Coach King also served as the baseball coach. In 1934, his team won the state championship, marking the first time a team from the Cincinnati area achieved this distinction. Under his guidance, Withrow baseball teams earned one district championship, two state titles, and seven league championships. I

In 1945, Mr. King left Withrow to become Assistant Director of Physical Education for Cincinnati Public Schools. He was promoted to supervisor of athletics in 1948 and held the role until retiring in 1966, after 45 years advancing high school sports. As director, he expanded athletic programs to include all sports for young men, not just football and basketball.

He was named an All-Ohio Coach by Scripps-Howard newspapers in 1938 and posthumously inducted into the Buddy LaRosa Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Mr. King was a scout for the Cincinnati Reds from 1947 to 1965.