William G. Vinal

William Gould Vinal (November 29, 1881 – July 9, 1976) was an American naturalist, nature educator, and conservationist who was a faculty at Massachusetts State College—now known as the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He wrote numerous books and papers on nature and outdoors education. He has been called the ''Father of Nature Recreation''. He also served as an college football coach while teaching at Marshall College—now known as Marshall University—in 1908. Provided by Wikipedia