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Bill Steers

Biographical details
Born	(1897-04-13)April 13, 1897
Died	December 20, 1957(1957-12-20) (aged 60) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1916–1917	Oregon
1918	Mare Island Marines
1919–1920	Oregon
Position(s)	Halfback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1940	California (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall	37–40–9
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Third-team All–American (1919) 3× First-team All-PCC (1917, 1919, 1920)

William Henry "Wild Bill" Steers (April 13, 1897 – December 20, 1957) was an American college football player and coach and university professor. He served as the head football coach at California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1940, compiling a record of 37–40–9.

A native of The Dalles, Oregon, Steers played football at the University of Oregon, where he was a member of the 1919 Oregon Webfoots football team, which shared the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) title and played in the 1920 Rose Bowl. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Oregon in 1929 and a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1940. Steers was hired as a professor of physical educator at Ithaca College in 1940. He joined the faculty at the University of Miami in 1945 as a physical education instructor and was later the director of education instruction at the university's School of Education. Steers died on December 20, 1957.

Head coaching record

References

1. Brown, Timothy P. (2017). Fields of Friendly Strife. Lulu. ISBN 9780999572313. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
2. "College Names Dr. Steers To Faculty". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. August 31, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Physical Class Director Hired". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 18, 1945. p. 10A. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Dr. William H. Steers, Retire U-M Teacher". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. December 21, 1957. p. 8B. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

• 1897 births
• 1957 deaths
• 20th-century American academics
• American football halfbacks
• American football quarterbacks
• California Vulcans football coaches
• Mare Island Marines football players
• Oregon Ducks football players
• Ithaca College faculty
• Teachers College, Columbia University alumni
• University of Miami faculty
• People from The Dalles, Oregon
• Coaches of American football from Oregon
• Players of American football from Oregon
• Educators from Oregon
• Military personnel from Oregon