Bill Vickroy
{{Short description|American football player and administrator (1921–2003)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bill Vickroy
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| position = Center
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|6|24}}
| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|5|11|1921|6|24}}
| death_place = La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 182
| high_school = Scott
| college = Ohio State
| draftyear = 1943
| draftround = 12
| draftpick = 105
(by the Cleveland Rams){{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1943&lg=nfl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102101328/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1943&lg=nfl |title=1943 NFL Player Draft |website=databaseFootball.com |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2020}}
| pastteams =
- Ohio State (1940–1942)
| pastcoaching =
- La Crosse State (1953–1968)
| pastexecutive =
- NAIA president (?–?)
| pastadmin =
- Wisconsin–La Crosse (athletic director, 1979–?)
| highlights =
}}
Esten William Vickroy Jr. (June 24, 1921 –May 11, 2003) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. He played college football at Ohio State University from 1940 to 1942. Vickroy served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers College—now known as the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse—from 1952 to 1968, compiled a record of 86–61–6. He was later the athletic director at Wisconsin–La Crosse and president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He is a member of the University of Wisconsin and NAIA Halls of Fame.{{cite web| url = http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/vickroy-remembered-as-quiet-fair-leader/article_13b8ed48-fedf-5c6c-ac62-9c03b86b82fe.html| title = Vickroy remembered as quiet, fair leader {{!}} Sports {{!}} lacrossetribune.com}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wIGZ6_L1Z_0C&pg=PA282|title=Expanding Your Horizons: Collegiate Football's Greatest Team|isbn=9781462870608|last1=Steinberg|first1=Donald|date=May 17, 2011}}{{cite web| url = http://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/obituaries-for-tuesday-may/article_80d9a87a-dfaa-55fb-9f70-e2832ab8539a.html| title = Obituaries for Tuesday, May 13, 2003 {{!}} Obituaries {{!}} lacrossetribune.com}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nacda.com/convention/proceedings/1988/88HOFawards.html |title=NACDA Convention :: Official Athletic Site |access-date=April 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329121203/http://www.nacda.com/convention/proceedings/1988/88HOFawards.html |archive-date=March 29, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = La Crosse State Indians
| conf = Wisconsin State College/University Conference
| startyear = 1953
| endyear = 1968
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1952
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st (Northern)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1953
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 9–0–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = Cigar
| bowloutcome = T
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1954
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 4–0–1
| confstanding = 1st
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1955
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1956
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1957
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–6th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1958
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1959
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1960
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1961
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1962
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1963
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 0–8–1
| conference = 0–6–1
| confstanding = 10th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1964
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1965
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 5–3–1
| conference = 4–1–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1966
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1967
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 4–3–1
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = La Crosse State
| overall = 86–61–6
| confrecord = 64–35–4
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 86–61–6
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave}}
{{Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football coach navbox}}
{{1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football navbox}}
{{Cleveland Rams 1943 draft navbox}}
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Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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