Bill Rohr

For the professional baseball player, see Billy Rohr.

William Rohr (May 21, 1918 – July 16, 1986)^[1] was an American college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was served as the head basketball coach at Miami University from 1951 to 1957 and Northwestern University from 1957 to 1963. He coached his teams to a 157–117 record, winning four Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships at Miami and three NCAA tournament appearances. He also served as Ohio University's athletic director from 1963 to 1978. An alumnus of Ohio Wesleyan University, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.^[2]

Bill Rohr

Biographical details
Born	(1918-05-21)May 21, 1918 Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 16, 1986(1986-07-16) (aged 68) Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1957	Miami (OH)
1957–1963	Northwestern
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1978	Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall	157–117
Tournaments	0–3 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 MAC (1952, 1953, 1955, 1957)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Miami Redskins (Mid–American Conference) (1951–1957)
1951–52	Miami (OH)	19–6	9–3	T–1st
1952–53	Miami (OH)	17–6	10–2	1st	NCAA first round
1953–54	Miami (OH)	12–10	7–5	3rd
1954–55	Miami (OH)	14–9	11–3	1st	NCAA first round
1955–56	Miami (OH)	12–8	8–4	2nd
1956–57	Miami (OH)	17–8	11–1	1st	NCAA University Division First Round
Miami (OH):		91–47 (.659)	56–18 (.757)
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1957–1963)
1957–58	Northwestern	13–9	8–6	T–4th
1958–59	Northwestern	15–7	8–6	T–2nd
1959–60	Northwestern	11–12	8–6	T–3rd
1960–61	Northwestern	10–12	6–8	6th
1961–62	Northwestern	8–15	3–11	T–9th
1962–63	Northwestern	9–15	6–8	7th
Northwestern:		66–70 (.485)	39–45 (.464)
Total:		157–117 (.573)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "William Rohr". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. "The Bryan Times - Google News Archive Search".