W. H. Britton

W. H. Britton
Biographical details
Born(1892-06-04)June 4, 1892
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 1982(1982-11-29) (aged 90)
Brooks, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materArmy (1916)
Playing career
Football
1914–1915Army
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916Hawaii
1926–1934Tennessee (ends)
1935Tennessee
1936–1942Tennessee (ends)
1946Tennessee (ends)
Basketball
1926–1935Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall7–7–1 (football)
80–73 (basketball)

William Hamilton Britton (June 4, 1892 – November 29, 1982) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee for one season in 1935, coaching in the absence of Robert Neyland, who left for active duty in the United States Army. Britton's career football record was 4–5. Britton was also the head basketball coach at Tennessee from 1926 to 1935, tallying a mark of 80–73.

After his playing career at the United States Military Academy ended, he was stationed at Fort Shafter in Hawaii, where he served for a season as the head football coach at the University of Hawaii.