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Billy Bancroft (coach)
William Henry Bancroft (August 25, 1904 – December 6, 1993) was an American college football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University—from 1935 to 1939.[1] Bancroft died on December 6, 1993, in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Livingston, Alabama, U.S. | August 25, 1904
Died | December 6, 1993 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 89)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1924–1927 | Howard (AL) |
Baseball | |
1928 | Montgomery Lions |
1929 | Spartanburg Spartans |
1930–1933 | Birmingham Barons |
1934–1935 | Oklahoma City Indians |
1939 | Selma Cloverleafs |
1940 | Gadsden Pilots |
Position(s) | Second baseman, third baseman (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1935–1939 | Howard (AL) |
1946–1957 | Anniston HS (AL) |
Basketball | |
1934–1938 | Howard (AL) |
Baseball | |
1936–1939 | Howard (AL) |
?–1958 | Anniston HS (AL) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1934–1940 | Howard (AL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 22–18–4 (college football) 50–37 (college basketball) 4–5 (college baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 Dixie (1935–1936) | |
Head coaching record edit
College football edit
References edit
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Smith, George (December 8, 1993). "With pride in his heart..." The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
External links edit
- Billy Bancroft at Find a Grave
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)