J. Wilder Tasker

Who was J. Wilder Tasker?

Joshua Wilder Tasker was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut, the College of William & Mary, and Rutgers University, compiling a career college football record of 67–52–11. Wilder was also the head basketball coach at Connecticut during the 1921–22 season and at William & Mary from 1923 to 1928, tallying a career college basketball mark of 64–49. In addition he served as the head baseball coach at Connecticut, William & Mary, and Rutgers, amassing a career college baseball record of 88–108–4.