Bill Vickroy
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| Profile | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 24, 1921 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2003 (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 |
| NFL draft | 1943: 12th round, 105 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1]th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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
[edit | edit source]| 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bill Vickroy at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1921 births
- 2003 deaths
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- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles athletic directors
- Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football coaches
- Players of American football from Toledo, Ohio
- Coaches of American football from Ohio
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs