Bill Strannigan Explained

Bill Strannigan
Birth Date:December 1, 1918
Birth Place:Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Death Place:Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1940–1942
Player Team2:Wyoming
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1939–1942
Player Team4:Wyoming
Player Sport5:Baseball
Player Years6:1940–1942
Player Team6:Wyoming
Coach Years1:1950–1954
Coach Team1:Colorado State
Coach Years2:1954–1959
Coach Team2:Iowa State
Coach Years3:1959–1973
Coach Team3:Wyoming
Overall Record:308–289
Tournament Record:NCAA: 0-4
NIT: 0-2
Championships:Basketball
MSC (1954)
WAC (1967, 1969)
Awards:Basketball
WAC Coach of the Year (1967)

William Matthew Strannigan (December 1, 1918 – September 7, 1997)[1] was an American college men's basketball coach . He was the head coach of Colorado State from 1950 to 1954, Iowa State from 1954 to 1959, and Wyoming from 1959 to 1973. He coached his teams to a 308-289 record, winning one Mountain States Conference championship, two Western Athletic Conference championships, two NCAA tournament appearances, and two NIT appearances. He played his college basketball at Wyoming. He was inducted into the Wyoming athletics Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about William M. Strannigan. USA. 8 December 2013.
  2. Web site: Bill Strannigan - Hall of Fame Class of 2005 - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - The home of Iowa State Cyclone Sports . 2013-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130814193046/http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=605418 . 2013-08-14 .
  3. Web site: William Matthew "Bill" Strannigan.