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Bill Beck

Biographical details
Born	(1900-01-03)January 3, 1900 Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 5, 1965(1965-03-05) (aged 65) Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1941	Rhode Island State
1946–1949	Rhode Island State
Baseball
1954–1959	Rhode Island
Head coaching record
Overall	12–22–2 (football) 40–56–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 New England Conference (1941)

William M. H. Beck (January 3, 1900 – March 5, 1965) was an American college football and baseball coach at the University of Rhode Island. He served as the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team in 1941 and then again from 1946 through 1949, compiling a record of 12–22–2. Beck also coached the Rhode Island baseball program from 1954 to 1959, tallying a mark of 40–56–1. In 1966, the school honored Beck by naming its newly constructed baseball stadium Bill Beck Field.

Beck died on March 5, 1965, at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Vermont, after sustaining injuries in a skiing accident.

Head coaching record

Football

Baseball

References

1. Biography at GoRhody.com
2. ^ "2005 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Rhode Island Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
3. Go Rhody Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Rhode Island Rams Sports website
4. "William Beck, Was URI Coach". Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. March 6, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Bill Beck at Find a Grave

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