Bill Scherr

{{short description|American wrestler (born 1961)}}

{{distinguish|Bill Scher}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Bill Scherr

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = William Harold Scherr

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 27, 1961}}

| birth_place = Eureka, South Dakota, U.S.

| height = 6 ft 0 in

| weight = 220 lb

| country = United States

| team = USA

| sport = Wrestling

| event = Freestyle and Folkstyle

| club = Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

| collegeteam = Nebraska

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling }}

{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

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{{MedalBronze | 1988 Seoul | 100 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1985 Budapest | 90 kg }}

{{MedalSilver | 1986 Budapest | 100 kg }}

{{MedalSilver | 1989 Martigny | 100 kg }}

{{MedalBronze | 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | 100 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1987 Indianapolis | 100 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1987 Indianapolis|100 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Colorado Springs|100 kg}}

{{MedalSport|Collegiate Wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry|the Nebraska Cornhuskers}}

{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Division I Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1984 East Rutherford|190 lb}}

{{MedalBronze|1983 Oklahoma City|190 lb}}

}}

William Harold Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the United States.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Bill Scherr |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/bill-scherr-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054754/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/bill-scherr-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}

Born in Eureka, South Dakota, Scherr also competed in the World Championships as a freestyle wrestler (85', 86, 87', and 89'), earning a gold medal in 1985 at the FILA Wrestling World Championships in Budapest. In college, Scherr wrestled at the University of Nebraska and won the 190 pound NCAA championship in 1984.{{cite web |url=http://nwhof.org/stillwater/hall-of-fame/#type=hof&honoree=111 |title=Honoree: Bill Scherr |website=nwhof.org |publisher=National Wrestling Hall of Fame |access-date=August 12, 2017 |archive-date=September 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927131907/http://nwhof.org/stillwater/hall-of-fame/#type=hof&honoree=111 |url-status=live}} His twin brother Jim Scherr was also an Olympian.

In 1998, Scherr was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.{{cite web |url=https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/111 |title=William Scherr |website=nwhof.org |publisher=National Wrestling Hall of Fame |access-date=September 18, 2022 |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427074830/https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/111 |url-status=live}}