Billy Williams (coach)

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Paul Beauchamp "Billy" Williams (August 8, 1892 – July 14, 1973) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Muncie State Normal School—now known as Ball State University from 1924 to 1925, compiling a record of 3–8. He was the Ball Teachers College's head basketball from 1922 to 1925, tallying a mark of 36–34–1, and the school's head baseball coach from 1922 to 1926 and from 1928 to 1958, amassing a record of 207–228–4. In addition, Williams served as the school's athletic director from 1921 until 1958. He died on July 14, 1973, at a nursing home in Muncie, Indiana.[1]

Billy Williams
Williams pictured in Orient 1925, Ball State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1892-08-08)August 8, 1892
Sullivan County, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 14, 1973(1973-07-14) (aged 80)
Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materIndiana State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924–1925Muncie State
Basketball
1922–1925Muncie State
Baseball
1922–1926Muncie State
1928–1958Ball Teachers / Ball State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1958Muncie State / Ball Teachers / Ball State
Head coaching record
Overall3–8 (football)
36–34–1 (basketball)
207–228–4 (baseball)

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Muncie Normal Hoosieroons (Independent) (1924–1925)
1924 Muncie Normal 1–3
1925 Muncie Normal 2–5
Muncie Normal: 3–8
Total: 3–8

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Ball State Director Of Athletics Dies". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. Associated Press. July 15, 1973. p. 24. Retrieved August 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com  .
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