Bill Steers Explained

Bill Steers
Birth Date:13 April 1897
Death Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1916–1917
Player Team2:Oregon
Player Years3:1918
Player Team3:Mare Island Marines
Player Years4:1919–1920
Player Team4:Oregon
Player Positions:Halfback, quarterback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1929–1940
Coach Team2:California (PA)
Overall Record:37–40–9
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William Henry "Wild Bill" Steers (April 13, 1897 – December 20, 1957) was an American college football player and coach and university professor.[1] He served as the head football coach at California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1940, compiling a record of 37–40–9.

A native of The Dalles, Oregon, Steers played football at the University of Oregon, where he was a member of the 1919 Oregon Webfoots football team, which shared the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) title and played in the 1920 Rose Bowl. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Oregon in 1929 and a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1940. Steers was hired as a professor of physical educator at Ithaca College in 1940.[2] He joined the faculty at the University of Miami in 1945 as a physical education instructor and was later the director of education instruction at the university's School of Education.[3] Steers died on December 20, 1957.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brown, Timothy P.. Fields of Friendly Strife. Lulu. 2017. 9780999572313. July 10, 2018.
  2. News: . College Names Dr. Steers To Faculty . . . August 31, 1940 . 3 . May 8, 2023 . .
  3. News: . Physical Class Director Hired . . . November 18, 1945 . 10A . May 8, 2023 . .
  4. News: . Dr. William H. Steers, Retire U-M Teacher . . . December 21, 1957 . 8B . May 8, 2023 . .