Bill Bergan should not be confused with Bill Bergen.
Bill Bergan | |
Birth Date: | April 1, 1942 |
Birth Place: | Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Northern Iowa |
Player Years1: | 1961–1965 |
Player Team1: | Northern Iowa |
Coach Years1: | 1965–1971 |
Coach Team1: | Waterloo Columbus HS |
Coach Years2: | 1971–1995 |
Coach Team2: | Iowa State |
Championships: | NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship (1989 1994) |
Awards: | NCAA Coach of the Year (1983 1986) US Track & Field Hall of Fame Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame Drake Relays Hall of Fame University of Northern Iowa Hall of Fame Roy Griak Hall of Fame Columbus High School Hall of Fame |
Bill Bergan (April 1, 1942 – November 22, 2022) was an American college athletics coach. A two-time NCAA championship-winning head coach with the Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country team, he also worked with the Iowa State Cyclones track and field team. He was the founder and CEO of Ames, Iowa-based Championship Productions.[1]
Bergan died on November 22, 2022, at the age of 80.[2]