| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | June 11, 1967 (aged 76) Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carson–Newman (BA, 1911) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1914–1915 | Furman |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1912–1913 | Savannah Institute (TN) |
| 1913–1914 | Allen Academy (TX) |
| 1914–1916 | Furman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–8 |
Willis Beeler Bible Sr. (1890 — June 11, 1967) was an American football coach, athletic director, and professor.[1] He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1914 to 1915.[2] Bible resigned as Furman's head football coach in mid-November 1915 and was succeeded by assistant coach Billy Laval for the final game of the season.[3] Bible was a professor of English at East Tennessee State University for 40 years before retiring in 1961.
Bible earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Master of Arts degree in 1916, both from Carson–Newman University. He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible.[4] Bible died at the age of 76, on June 11, 1967, at Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee.[5][6]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Baptists (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Furman | 2–5 | |||||||
| Furman Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Furman | 4–3[n 1] | 0–1[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Furman: | 6–8 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–8 | ||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Bible resigned in mid-November, before the team's final game, and was succeeded as head coach by Billy Laval. Furman finish the year with an overall record of 5–3 and a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for 10th place in the SIAA.
References[edit]
- ^ "Bonhomie Volume 15". Furman University. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "W. B. Bible". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Furman University". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 15, 1915. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Carson-Newman Bulletin". Carson–Newman University. 1909. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Prof. Bible, retired, dies at age 76". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. June 13, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bible (continued)". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. June 13, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .