Willis Beeler Bible Sr. (1890 — June 11, 1967) was an American football coach, basketball 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

Football

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

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Bonhomie Volume 15". Furman University. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "W. B. Bible". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Furman University". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 15, 1915. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Carson-Newman Bulletin". Carson–Newman University. 1909. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Bible (continued)". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. June 13, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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