| Bill Burgess | |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1941 |
| Death Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1962 |
| Player Team1: | Auburn |
| Player Positions: | Fullback |
| Coach Years1: | 1966–1970 |
| Coach Team1: | Woodlawn HS (AL) |
| Coach Years2: | 1971–1984 |
| Coach Team2: | Oxford HS (AL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1985–1996 |
| Coach Team3: | Jacksonville State |
| Overall Record: | 84–49–4 (college) 127–68–5 (high school) |
| Tournament Record: | 12–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 NCAA Division II (1992) 4 GSC (1988–1989, 1991–1992) |
Bill Burgess (January 26, 1941 – December 13, 2023) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, for 12 seasons, from 1985 until 1996, compiling a record of 84–49–4. In 1992, he led his team to a national title, winning the NCAA Division II Football Championship.[1]
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Burgess played fullback in college for the Auburn Tigers and earned an athletic letter for the 1962 season under head coach Ralph Jordan.[2] In 2011, he was inducted into the Division II Hall of Fame. In 2019, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He was the father of Rick and Greg Burgess from the nationally syndicated Rick and Bubba radio show.[3]
Burgess died in Birmingham, Alabama on December 13, 2023, at the age of 82.[4]