| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | (1967-06-11)June 11, 1967 (aged 76) Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carson–Newman (BA, 1911) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1914–1915 | Furman |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1912–1913 | Savannah Institute (TN) |
| 1913–1914 | Allen Academy (TX) |
| 1914–1916 | Furman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–8 |
Willis Beeler Bible Sr. (1890 — June 11, 1967) was an American football coach, athletic director, and professor. He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1914 to 1915. 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. 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. Bible died at the age of 76, on June 11, 1967, at Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Furman Baptists (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Furman | 2–5 | |||||||
| Furman Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Furman | 4–3 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Furman: | 6–8 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–8 | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ 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
- "Bonhomie Volume 15". Furman University. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- "W. B. Bible". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- "Furman University". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 15, 1915. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- "Carson-Newman Bulletin". Carson–Newman University. 1909. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- "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 .
- "Bible (continued)". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. June 13, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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