High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William B. Goodwin was the first head coach of the University of Washington college football program coaching from 1892-1893.A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports such as soccer and baseball, the head coach is usually called a manager, whilst in other sports such as Australian rules football they are generally termed a senior coach.