Bill Strickland (American football)

Bill Strickland
Profile
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1898-09-14)September 14, 1898
Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 1976(1976-01-31) (aged 77)
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolMacomb (Macomb, Illinois)
CollegeWestern Illinois, Lombard
Career history
Career statistics
Games3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

  1. ^ "Bill Strickland". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ ""Bill" Strickland, Asst. Coach at Western". The Macomb Daily By-Stander. August 19, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bill Strickland Out at Carthage". The Pantagraph. February 16, 1949. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.