Bill Vickroy | |
Position: | Center |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1921 |
Birth Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 182 |
High School: | Scott |
College: | Ohio State |
Draftyear: | 1943 |
Draftround: | 12 |
Draftpick: | 105 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] |
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Esten William Vickroy Jr. (June 24, 1921 –May 11, 2003) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. He played college football at Ohio State University from 1940 to 1942. Vickroy served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers College—now known as the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse—from 1952 to 1968, compiled a record of 86–61–6. He was later the athletic director at Wisconsin–La Crosse and president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He is a member of the University of Wisconsin and NAIA Halls of Fame.[2] [3] [4] [5]