Rollie Williams

Rolland Franklin "Rollie" Williams (October 11, 1897 – April 5, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Racine Legion in 1923. He played football, baseball and basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Williams was the head football, basketball, and baseball coach at Millikin University during the 1923–24 academic year. He served two stints as the head basketball coach at the University of Iowa, from 1929 to 1942 and again for the 1950–51 season. He was inducted in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1960.[1]

Rollie Williams
Williams from 1941 Hawkeye
Biographical details
Born(1897-10-11)October 11, 1897
Edgerton, Wisconsin
DiedApril 5, 1968(1968-04-05) (aged 70)
North Liberty, Iowa
Playing career
Football
1920–1922Wisconsin
1923Racine Legion
Basketball
1920–1923Wisconsin
Baseball
c. 1920Wisconsin
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923Millikin
Basketball
1923–1923Millikin
1929–1942Iowa
1950–1951Iowa
Baseball
1924Millikin
Head coaching record
Overall4–5 (football)
149–143 (basketball)
1–6 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame (1960)

Williams was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin on October 11, 1897. He died on April 5, 1968, of a heart attack at his home in North Liberty, Iowa. Apart from a 40-month tour in the Navy during World War II, he spent 42 years at Iowa as an assistant coach (1924-1929), head coach (1929-1942 and 1950-1951) and assistant athletic director (1945-1966).[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Millikin Big Blue (llinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923)
1923 Millikin 4–54–4T–11th
Millikin: 4–54–4
Total:4–5

basketball

Year School Record Conference Big Ten Rank
1929–30Iowa4–130–0*10th
1930–31Iowa5–122–1010th
1931–32Iowa5–123–9T-8th
1932–33Iowa15–58–4T-3rd
1933–34Iowa13–66–6T-5th
1933–35Iowa10–96–66th
1935–36Iowa9–105–7T-6th
1936–37Iowa11–93–9T-8th
1937–38Iowa11–96–6T-5th
1938–39Iowa8–113–910th
1939–40Iowa9–124–88th
1940–41Iowa12–84–88th
1941–42Iowa12–810–5T-2nd
1950–51*Iowa15–79–53rd
Totals139–131 (.515)69–90 (.434)

References

  1. Rollie Williams. Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame.
  2. "Williams, Former Iowa Coach, Dies,". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. Associated Press. April 7, 1966. p. 50. Retrieved March 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com .
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