Bill Sylvester | |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1928 |
Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1946–1948 |
Player Team1: | Butler |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1953–1959 |
Coach Team1: | Scecina Memorial HS (IN) |
Coach Years2: | 1960 |
Coach Team2: | Purdue (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1961–1963 |
Coach Team3: | Indianapolis Cathedral HS (IN) (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1964–1969 |
Coach Team4: | Butler (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 1970–1984 |
Coach Team5: | Butler |
Admin Years1: | 1975–1989 |
Admin Team1: | Butler |
Overall Record: | 84–65–2 (college) |
Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Championships: | 5 ICC (1972–1975, 1977) 1 HCC (1983) |
William L. Sylvester (August 21, 1928 – March 30, 2022)[1] was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator.[2] He served as the head football coach at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1970 to 1984, compiling a record of 84–65–2.[3] Sylvester was also the athletic director at Butler from 1975 to 1989.