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American sports coach (1904–1993)

Billy Bancroft
Biographical details
Born	(1904-08-25)August 25, 1904 Livingston, Alabama, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1993(1993-12-06) (aged 89) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1924–1927	Howard (AL)
Baseball
1928	Montgomery Lions
1929	Spartanburg Spartans
1930–1933	Birmingham Barons
1934–1935	Oklahoma City Indians
1939	Selma Cloverleafs
1940	Gadsden Pilots

Position(s)	Second baseman, third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1939	Howard (AL)
1946–1957	Anniston HS (AL)
Basketball
1934–1938	Howard (AL)
Baseball
1936–1939	Howard (AL)
?–1958	Anniston HS (AL)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1934–1940	Howard (AL)

Head coaching record
Overall	22–18–4 (college football) 50–37 (college basketball) 4–5 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 Dixie (1935–1936)

William Henry Bancroft (August 25, 1904 – December 6, 1993) was an American college football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University—from 1935 to 1939. Bancroft died on December 6, 1993, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Howard Bulldogs (Dixie Conference) (1935–1939)
1935	Howard	7–1–2	3–0–1	1st
1936	Howard	5–3–1	4–1–1	1st
1937	Howard	5–3	4–1	T–2nd
1938	Howard	2–5	2–1	T–3rd
1939	Howard	3–6–1	2–3–1	T–6th
Howard:		22–18–4	15–6–3
Total:		22–18–4

References

Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
Smith, George (December 8, 1993). "With pride in his heart..." The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Billy Bancroft at Find a Grave
Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

v t e Samford Bulldogs athletic directors
B. L. Noojin (1912–1915) Eugene Caton (1915–1916) John B. Longwell (1916–1917) Chester C. Dillon (1919–1920) Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922) Harris G. Cope (1922–1924) Chester C. Dillon (1925–1929) Eddie McLane (1929–1934) Billy Bancroft (1934–1940) William C. White (1940–1942) Euil Snider (1942–1944) Bub Walker (1944–1945) Clarence E. McCarver (1946–1948) Clayton Cornish (1949–1951) Earl Gartman (c. 1954) James E. Sharman (1955–1969) Evan Zeiger (1969–1984) Laverne A. Farmer # (1984–1985) Paul Dietzel (1985–1987) Stephen C. Allgood (1988–1999) Bob Roller (1999–2011) Martin Newton (2011– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Samford Bulldogs athletic directors

B. L. Noojin (1912–1915)
Eugene Caton (1915–1916)
John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
Chester C. Dillon (1919–1920)
Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922)
Harris G. Cope (1922–1924)
Chester C. Dillon (1925–1929)
Eddie McLane (1929–1934)
Billy Bancroft (1934–1940)
William C. White (1940–1942)
Euil Snider (1942–1944)
Bub Walker (1944–1945)
Clarence E. McCarver (1946–1948)
Clayton Cornish (1949–1951)
Earl Gartman (c. 1954)
James E. Sharman (1955–1969)
Evan Zeiger (1969–1984)
Laverne A. Farmer # (1984–1985)
Paul Dietzel (1985–1987)
Stephen C. Allgood (1988–1999)
Bob Roller (1999–2011)
Martin Newton (2011– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Samford Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1901–1905) No team (1905–1916) John B. Longwell (1916–1917) R. F. Mitchell (1917–1918) Chester C. Dillon (1918–1920) Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922) No team (1922–1923) George Yarbrough (1923–1924) Toby Stubbs (1924–1925) Chester C. Dillon (1925–1927) Eddie McLane (1927–1931) Wilbur Eaton (1931–1932) Eddie McLane (1932–1934) Billy Bancroft (1934–1938) Jim Stuart (1938–1942) Snitz Snider (1942–1943) No team (1943–1946) Donald Lance (1946–1947) Herman Roberson (1947–1950) Earl Gartman (1950–1955) Virgil Ledbetter (1955–1959) Walt Barnes (1959–1963) Virgil Ledbetter (1963–1965) John Edwards (1965–1968) Van Washer (1968–1972) Ron Harris (1972–1975) Fred Crowell (1975–1979) Cliff Wettig (1979–1981) Mike Hanks (1981–1984) Mel Hankinson (1984–1987) Ed McLean (1987–1991) John Brady (1991–1997) Jimmy Tillette (1997–2012) Bennie Seltzer (2012–2014) Scott Padgett (2014–2020) Bucky McMillan (2020– )

Samford Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1905)
No team (1905–1916)
John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
R. F. Mitchell (1917–1918)
Chester C. Dillon (1918–1920)
Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922)
No team (1922–1923)
George Yarbrough (1923–1924)
Toby Stubbs (1924–1925)
Chester C. Dillon (1925–1927)
Eddie McLane (1927–1931)
Wilbur Eaton (1931–1932)
Eddie McLane (1932–1934)
Billy Bancroft (1934–1938)
Jim Stuart (1938–1942)
Snitz Snider (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1946)
Donald Lance (1946–1947)
Herman Roberson (1947–1950)
Earl Gartman (1950–1955)
Virgil Ledbetter (1955–1959)
Walt Barnes (1959–1963)
Virgil Ledbetter (1963–1965)
John Edwards (1965–1968)
Van Washer (1968–1972)
Ron Harris (1972–1975)
Fred Crowell (1975–1979)
Cliff Wettig (1979–1981)
Mike Hanks (1981–1984)
Mel Hankinson (1984–1987)
Ed McLean (1987–1991)
John Brady (1991–1997)
Jimmy Tillette (1997–2012)
Bennie Seltzer (2012–2014)
Scott Padgett (2014–2020)
Bucky McMillan (2020– )

v t e Samford Bulldogs head football coaches
Houston Gwin (1902) Walter T. O'Hara (1903) Houston Gwin (1903) No team (1904) Davis F. Stakely (1905) John Counselman (1906–1908) Winton M. Blount (1908) John B. Longwell (1909) James C. Donnelly (1910) John B. Longwell (1911) B. L. Noojin (1912–1914) Eugene Caton (1915) John B. Longwell (1916–1917) C. W. Streit (1917) Maxwell James (1918) Chester C. Dillon (1919) Robert C. Marshall (1920–1921) Harris G. Cope (1922–1923) Jenks Gillem (1924–1926) Chester C. Dillon (1927–1928) Eddie McLane (1929–1933) Clyde Propst (1934) Billy Bancroft (1935–1939) William C. White (1940–1941) No team (1942) Euil Snider (1943) Bub Walker (1944–1945) No team (1946–1947) Ted McCrary (1948) Earl Gartman (1949–1953) William C. White (1954) Howard Foote (1955–1956) Virgil Ledbetter (1957–1958) Bobby Bowden (1959–1962) Bubba Scott (1963–1965) John Lee Armstrong (1966–1968) Wayne Grubb (1969–1973) No team (1974–1983) Kim Alsop (1984–1986) Terry Bowden (1987–1992) Chan Gailey (1993) Pete Hurt (1994–2001) Bill Gray (2001–2006) Pat Sullivan (2007–2014) Chris Hatcher (2015– )

Samford Bulldogs head football coaches

Houston Gwin (1902)
Walter T. O'Hara (1903)
Houston Gwin (1903)
No team (1904)
Davis F. Stakely (1905)
John Counselman (1906–1908)
Winton M. Blount (1908)
John B. Longwell (1909)
James C. Donnelly (1910)
John B. Longwell (1911)
B. L. Noojin (1912–1914)
Eugene Caton (1915)
John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
C. W. Streit (1917)
Maxwell James (1918)
Chester C. Dillon (1919)
Robert C. Marshall (1920–1921)
Harris G. Cope (1922–1923)
Jenks Gillem (1924–1926)
Chester C. Dillon (1927–1928)
Eddie McLane (1929–1933)
Clyde Propst (1934)
Billy Bancroft (1935–1939)
William C. White (1940–1941)
No team (1942)
Euil Snider (1943)
Bub Walker (1944–1945)
No team (1946–1947)
Ted McCrary (1948)
Earl Gartman (1949–1953)
William C. White (1954)
Howard Foote (1955–1956)
Virgil Ledbetter (1957–1958)
Bobby Bowden (1959–1962)
Bubba Scott (1963–1965)
John Lee Armstrong (1966–1968)
Wayne Grubb (1969–1973)
No team (1974–1983)
Kim Alsop (1984–1986)
Terry Bowden (1987–1992)
Chan Gailey (1993)
Pete Hurt (1994–2001)
Bill Gray (2001–2006)
Pat Sullivan (2007–2014)
Chris Hatcher (2015– )

v t e Samford Bulldogs head baseball coaches
Unknown (1905–1907) Davis F. Stakely (1908) James C. Donnelly (1909) Unknown (1910–1911) B. L. Noojin (1913–1915) Eugene Caton (1916) Unknown (1917) Richard Griffin (1918) Unknown (1919) Chester C. Dillon (1920) Unknown (1921–1922) Harris G. Cope (1923–1924) Chester C. Dillon (1925) Williams Newton (1926–1927) Eddie McLane (1928–1929) Williams Newton (1930–1931) Eddie McLane (1932) No team (1933) Unknown (1934) Roy E. Fayet (1935) Billy Bancroft (1936–1939) No team (1940–1948) Herman Roberson (1949) Unknown (1950–1951) Earl Gartman (1952–1955) Virgil Ledbetter (1956–1965) J. T. Haywood & Tommy Hill (1966) Unknown (1967) Wayne Grubb (1968) No team (1969–1983) J. T. Haywood (1984–1987) John Deitrick (1988) Tommy Walker (1989–1997) Tim Parenton (1998–2004) Casey Dunn (2005–2021) Tony David (2022– )

Samford Bulldogs head baseball coaches

Unknown (1905–1907)
Davis F. Stakely (1908)
James C. Donnelly (1909)
Unknown (1910–1911)
B. L. Noojin (1913–1915)
Eugene Caton (1916)
Unknown (1917)
Richard Griffin (1918)
Unknown (1919)
Chester C. Dillon (1920)
Unknown (1921–1922)
Harris G. Cope (1923–1924)
Chester C. Dillon (1925)
Williams Newton (1926–1927)
Eddie McLane (1928–1929)
Williams Newton (1930–1931)
Eddie McLane (1932)
No team (1933)
Unknown (1934)
Roy E. Fayet (1935)
Billy Bancroft (1936–1939)
No team (1940–1948)
Herman Roberson (1949)
Unknown (1950–1951)
Earl Gartman (1952–1955)
Virgil Ledbetter (1956–1965)
J. T. Haywood & Tommy Hill (1966)
Unknown (1967)
Wayne Grubb (1968)
No team (1969–1983)
J. T. Haywood (1984–1987)
John Deitrick (1988)
Tommy Walker (1989–1997)
Tim Parenton (1998–2004)
Casey Dunn (2005–2021)
Tony David (2022– )

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