Bill Groce

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1936–2012)}}

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| name = Bill Groce

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|4|16}}

| birth_place = Pittsburg, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|5|15|1936|4|16}}

| death_place = Texas, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1956

| player_team1 = SMU

| player_years2 = 1957–1959

| player_team2 = North Texas

| player_positions = Fullback

| coach_years1 = 1970–1974

| coach_team1 = Arkansas A&M / Arkansas–Monticello

| overall_record = 11–39

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Billy Thomas Groce (April 16, 1936 – March 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerg/groc00100.html|title=Bill Groce|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=December 30, 2018}} He was a three-time letter winner at the University of North Texas–then known as North Texas State College–from 1957 to 1959.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bill-groce-1.html|title=Bill Groce|publisher=Sports-Reference College Football|access-date=December 30, 2018}} He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1958 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/draft.htm|title=Steelers draft picks|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference Drafts|access-date=December 30, 2018}} Groce served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas–Monticello from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 11–39.{{cite web |title=Groce Resigns |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/redlands-daily-facts-dec-11-1974-p-15/ |newspaper=Redlands Daily Facts |date=December 11, 1974 |access-date=December 30, 2018}}

He died in 2012 at the age of 75.{{cite news |title=Billy Thomas "Bill" Groce|url=https://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=billy-thomas-groce-bill&pid=156594372 |newspaper=Dallas Morning News |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=April 14, 2019 }}