Bill Dole
William Edward Dole Sr. (July 5, 1909 – February 7, 1966) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University from 1949 to 1951 and Davidson College from 1952 to 1964, compiling a career college football coaching record of 58–80–5.[1] Dole died in his car at the age of 56, near his apartment in North Carolina, due to a heart attack on February 7, 1966.[2]
 Dole pictured in The Tecoan 1950, ECU yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1909 Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Died | February 7, 1966 (aged 56) Hickory, North Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ? | Beaver HS (WV) |
| 1946–1948 | Fayetteville HS (NC) |
| 1949–1951 | East Carolina |
| 1952–1964 | Davidson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–80–5 (college) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina Pirates (Independent) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949 | East Carolina | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| 1950 | East Carolina | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1951 | East Carolina | 4–6 | |||||||
| East Carolina: | 15–14–1 | ||||||||
| Davidson Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1952–1964) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Davidson | 2–7 | 1–6 | 14th | |||||
| 1953 | Davidson | 0–9 | 0–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1954 | Davidson | 6–3 | 2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Davidson | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Davidson | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1957 | Davidson | 5–3 | 1–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1958 | Davidson | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1959 | Davidson | 1–8 | 0–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 1960 | Davidson | 3–5 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1961 | Davidson | 4–4 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1962 | Davidson | 3–5–1 | 0–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1963 | Davidson | 1–5–2 | 0–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1964 | Davidson | 3–6 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
| Davidson: | 43–66–4 | 14–45–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–80–5 | ||||||||
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References
- "William "Bill" Dole Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- Bill Dole's obituary
External links
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