Bill Vickroy

Esten William Vickroy Jr. (June 24, 1921 –May 11, 2003) was an American football player and administrator. He played college football at Ohio State University from 1940 to 1942. Vickroy later served as coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and as 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]

Bill Vickroy
Position:Center
Personal information
Born:(1921-06-24)June 24, 1921
Toledo, Ohio
Died:May 11, 2003(2003-05-11) (aged 81)
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Scott
College:Ohio State
NFL Draft:1943 / Round: 12 / Pick: 105
(by the Cleveland Rams)[1]
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles (1953–1968)
As executive:
NAIA president (?–?)
As administrator:
Wisconsin–La Crosse (athletic director, 1979–?)

References

  1. "1943 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/vickroy-remembered-as-quiet-fair-leader/article_13b8ed48-fedf-5c6c-ac62-9c03b86b82fe.html
  3. http://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/obituaries-for-tuesday-may/article_80d9a87a-dfaa-55fb-9f70-e2832ab8539a.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2015-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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