Bill Yeoman
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William Frank Yeoman (December 26, 1927 – August 12, 2020) was an American college football player and coach. His career began in 1962. He was the University of Houston's head coach, holding the position through 1986.[1] In his tenure, he became the most successfull coach in school history, with an overall record of 160–108–8.[2]
He was also helped racial integration of collegiate athletics in the South by being the first coach at a white school in the State of Texas to sign a black player.[3]
Yeoman was born in Elnora, Indiana. He died on August 12, 2020 at the age of 92 from kidney failure and pneumonia in Houston, Texas.[4]
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Yeoman as coach of the Houston Cougars
Notes
- ↑ Yeoman, BillTexas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ↑ Brown, Mike (July 2, 2008). "Past tense". Tulsa World. http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?articleID=20080702_94_B1_hWhodo880472. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ↑ Bill YeomanSports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ↑ Maisel, Ivan (August 12, 2020). Hall of Fame football coach Bill Yeoman, innovator of veer formation, dies at 92. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29647103/hall-fame-football-coach-bill-yeoman-innovator-veer-formation-dies-92. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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