| Bill Schroeder | |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Death Place: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1941–1943 |
| Player Team2: | Wisconsin |
| Player Years3: | 1946–1947 |
| Player Team3: | Chicago Rockets |
| Player Years4: | 1940–1941 |
| Player Sport5: | Basketball |
| Player Years6: | 1940–1943 |
| Player Team6: | Wisconsin |
| Player Years7: | 1946–1947 |
| Player Team7: | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| Player Positions: | Halfback (football) Guard / forward (basketball) |
William Henry Schroeder (April 11, 1923 – December 9, 2003) was an American professional two-sport athlete, playing both football and basketball during the 1940s.[1] [2] [3]
A two-sport standout for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Schroeder then played two seasons in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets (1946, 1947) after serving in World War II.[2] He played in 26 career games.[3] On the hardwood, Schroeder competed in the National Basketball League for the Sheboygan Red Skins during the 1946–47 season and averaged 1.7 points per game.[1] [4] After his professional sports careers ended, Schroeder worked as an insurance salesman.[2]