William Henry Bancroft (August 25, 1904 – December 6, 1993) was an American college football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University—from 1935 to 1939.[1] Bancroft died on December 6, 1993, in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1904 Livingston, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1993 (aged 89) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1927 | Howard (AL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1928 | Montgomery Lions |
| 1929 | Spartanburg Spartans |
| 1930–1933 | Birmingham Barons |
| 1934–1935 | Oklahoma City Indians |
| 1939 | Selma Cloverleafs |
| 1940 | Gadsden Pilots |
| Position(s) | Second baseman, third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1939 | Howard (AL) |
| 1946–1957 | Anniston HS (AL) |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1938 | Howard (AL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1936–1939 | Howard (AL) |
| ?–1958 | Anniston HS (AL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1934–1940 | Howard (AL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–18–4 (college football) 50–37 (college basketball) 4–5 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Dixie (1935–1936) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bulldogs (Dixie Conference) (1935–1939) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Howard | 7–1–2 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Howard | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1937 | Howard | 5–3 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1938 | Howard | 2–5 | 2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Howard | 3–6–1 | 2–3–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Howard: | 22–18–4 | 15–6–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–18–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Smith, George (December 8, 1993). "With pride in his heart..." The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
edit- Billy Bancroft at Find a Grave
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)