| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | September 14, 1898 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| Died: | January 31, 1976 (aged 77) Quincy, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Macomb (Macomb, Illinois) | ||
| College: | Western Illinois, Lombard | ||
| Position: | Guard | ||
| Career history | |||
| |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
| |||
William Strickland (September 14, 1898 – January 31, 1976) was an American football player. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he played college football at Western Illinois State Teachers College (now known as Western Illinois University) and Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois. Strickland played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Milwaukee Badgers. He appeared in three NFL games, one as a starter, during the 1923 season.[1] In 1924, he was hired as an assistant football coach at Western Illinois.[2] He also served as a coach for many years at Winchester High School in Winchester, Illinois. He then served briefly as the head basketball and baseball coach at Carthage College from 1948 to 1949. In 1949, he became athletic director at Mendon High School near Quincy, Illinois.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bill Strickland". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ ""Bill" Strickland, Asst. Coach at Western". The Macomb Daily By-Stander. August 19, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bill Strickland Out at Carthage". The Pantagraph. February 16, 1949. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.