Bill Vickroy
Personal information | |
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Born: | (1921-06-24)June 24, 1921 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Died: | May 11, 2003(2003-05-11) (aged 81) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Scott |
College: | Ohio State |
Position: | Center |
NFL draft: | 1943 / Round: 12 / Pick: 105 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] |
Career history | |
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Esten William Vickroy Jr. (June 24, 1921 –May 11, 2003) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. He played college football at Ohio State University from 1940 to 1942. Vickroy served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers College—now known as the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse—from 1952 to 1968, compiled a record of 86–61–6. He was later the athletic director at Wisconsin–La Crosse and president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He is a member of the University of Wisconsin and NAIA Halls of Fame.[2][3][4][5]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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La Crosse State Indians (Wisconsin State College/University Conference) (1953–1968) | |||||||||
1952 | La Crosse State | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st (Northern) | |||||
1953 | La Crosse State | 9–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | T Cigar | ||||
1954 | La Crosse State | 6–2–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1955 | La Crosse State | 4–4–1 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1956 | La Crosse State | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
1957 | La Crosse State | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
1958 | La Crosse State | 5–3 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
1959 | La Crosse State | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1960 | La Crosse State | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1961 | La Crosse State | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1962 | La Crosse State | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
1963 | La Crosse State | 0–8–1 | 0–6–1 | 10th | |||||
1964 | La Crosse State | 5–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
1965 | La Crosse State | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1966 | La Crosse State | 6–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
1967 | La Crosse State | 4–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1968 | La Crosse State | 5–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
La Crosse State: | 86–61–6 | 64–35–4 | |||||||
Total: | 86–61–6 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "1943 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Vickroy remembered as quiet, fair leader | Sports | lacrossetribune.com".
- ^ Steinberg, Donald (May 17, 2011). Expanding Your Horizons: Collegiate Football's Greatest Team. ISBN 9781462870608.
- ^ "Obituaries for Tuesday, May 13, 2003 | Obituaries | lacrossetribune.com".
- ^ "NACDA Convention :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
External links
- Bill Vickroy at Find a Grave
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