| Bill Kenney | |
| Birth Place: | Randolph, Massachusetts |
| Player Years1: | 1978–1981 |
| Player Team1: | Norwich |
| Player Positions: | Tight end, fullback |
| Coach Years1: | 1982 |
| Coach Team1: | Norwich (OB) |
| Coach Years2: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team2: | Dennis-Yarmouth HS (MA) (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 1985 |
| Coach Team3: | Lincoln HS (NE) (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 1986–1987 |
| Coach Team4: | Nebraska (GA) |
| Coach Years5: | 1988 |
| Coach Team5: | Penn State (GA) |
| Coach Years6: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team6: | Penn State (OL) |
| Coach Years7: | 1992–1995 |
| Coach Team7: | Penn State (RC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1993–1999 |
| Coach Team8: | Penn State (OL) |
| Coach Years9: | 2000–2011 |
| Coach Team9: | Penn State (OT/TE) |
| Coach Years10: | 2013–2016 |
| Coach Team10: | Western Michigan (OT/TE) |
| Coach Years11: | 2017–2019 |
| Coach Team11: | Western Michigan (AHC/TE) |
| Coach Years12: | 2020–2022 |
| Coach Team12: | Western Michigan (OL/RC) |
Bill Kenney is an American football coach currently serving as the offensive line coach at Western Michigan University.[1] [2] Prior to working at Western Michigan, Kenney coached for over two decades under Joe Paterno for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was a graduate assistant for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He played collegiate football at Norwich University.
Kenney attended Norwich University, where he played football as a tight end and fullback. At Norwich, he was a three-year starter and, during his senior season in 1981, was the co-captain of the squad.[3]
The year after his playing career ended, he remained at his alma mater and served as the offensive backfield coach in 1982. For the next three years, he served as an assistant coach at two high schools: Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School and Lincoln High School.[4] He then moved back to the college level where, from 1986 to 1987 he served as a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska. In 1988, he went to Penn State, where he would work for the next 23 years, as a graduate assistant. While at Penn State, he served in a variety of positions including offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator, and offensive tackles/tight ends coach. When new coach Bill O'Brien was hired in 2012, Kenney was not retained.[5] After not coaching during the 2012 season, he was hired on February 26, 2013, to serve as the offensive line coach at Western Michigan.[3] [6] During his coaching career, Kenney has coached 8 All-Big Ten honorees, 6 All-Americans, 10 Academic All-Americans and 47 Academic All-Big Ten honorees.[2]
Kenney is a native of Randolph, Massachusetts. He is married to Kathryn, with whom he has had three children.[7]