W. B. Bible | |
Birth Date: | 1890 |
Death Date: | (aged 76) |
Death Place: | Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Carson–Newman (BA, 1911) |
Coach Years1: | 1914–1915 |
Coach Team1: | Furman |
Admin Years1: | 1912–1913 |
Admin Team1: | Savannah Institute (TN) |
Admin Years2: | 1913–1914 |
Admin Team2: | Allen Academy (TX) |
Admin Years3: | 1914–1916 |
Admin Team3: | Furman |
Overall Record: | 6–8 |
Willis Beeler Bible Sr. (1890 — June 11, 1967) was an American football coach, athletic director, and professor.[1] He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1914 to 1915.[2] Bible resigned as Furman's head football coach in mid-November 1915 and was succeeded by assistant coach Billy Laval for the final game of the season.[3] Bible was a professor of English at East Tennessee State University for 40 years before retiring in 1961.
Bible earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Master of Arts degree in 1916, both from Carson–Newman University. He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible.[4] Bible died at the age of 76, on June 11, 1967, at Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee.[5] [6]