William D. McHenry (born June 20, 1932)[1][2] is a former
American football and
lacrosse player and coach and college athletics administrator.[3] An accomplished athlete at
Washington and Lee University in
Lexington, Virginia, McHenry was chosen by the
Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the
1954 NFL Draft.[4] He also played lacrosse at Washington and Lee. McHenry served as the head coach at
Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1970 before returning to his alma mater in 1973 where remained for five seasons, compiling a career
college football coaching record of 56–70–3.[5] In 1958, McHenry was hired as the head lacrosse coach at
Williams College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach.[6][7] McHenry finished his career in athletics by serving as the athletic director at the College of Wooster from 1991 until his retirement in 1996.[5][8]