Bill Sylvester Explained

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.

Head coaching record

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Sylvester was champion football coach, longtime athletic director at Butler.
  2. Web site: Bill Sylvester. indiana-football.org. December 30, 2018.
  3. Web site: William L. Sylvester. Butler Bulldogs. December 30, 2018.