Bill Rohr | |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1918 |
Birth Place: | Massillon, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Oxford, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Ohio Wesleyan |
Coach Years1: | 1951–1957 |
Coach Team1: | Miami (OH) |
Coach Years2: | 1957–1963 |
Coach Team2: | Northwestern |
Admin Years1: | 1963–1978 |
Admin Team1: | Ohio |
Overall Record: | 157–117 |
Tournament Record: | 0–3 (NCAA) |
Championships: | 4 MAC (1952, 1953, 1955, 1957) |
William Rohr (May 21, 1918 – July 16, 1986)[1] was an American college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was served as the head basketball coach at Miami University from 1951 to 1957 and Northwestern University from 1957 to 1963. He coached his teams to a 157–117 record, winning four Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships at Miami and three NCAA tournament appearances. He also served as Ohio University's athletic director from 1963 to 1978. An alumnus of Ohio Wesleyan University, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.[2]