William Fincke
| Profile | |
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| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 1, 1878 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1927 (aged 49) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | The Hill School |
| College | Yale (1899–1900) |
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William Mann Fincke (January 1, 1878 – May 31, 1927) was an American football player, pacifist minister, and educator. He played college football for the Yale Bulldogs football team and was selected as a consensus All-American in 1900. He later became a Presbyterian minister, pacifist, and proponent of the social gospel. Along with his wife, Helen, he founded both the Brookwood Labor College and the Manumit School.