Bill Anderson (American football, born 1925)

Billy Joe Anderson (July 20, 1925 – February 20, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard Payne University from 1988 to 1991, compiling a record of 24–18. Anderson was also the head football coach at Cisco Junior College—now known as Cisco College—in Cisco, Texas and at three high schools in the state of Texas: Stamford High School from 1967 to 1968 and 1974 to 1976, Graham High School in 1977, and Westwood High School in Palestine for one season, in 1977.

Bill Anderson
Biographical details
Born(1925-07-20)July 20, 1925
Erath County, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 2013(2013-02-20) (aged 87)
Brownwood, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1947–1949Pepperdine
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1966Stamford HS (TX) (assistant)
1967–1968Stamford HS (TX)
1969–1970Abilene Christian (assistant)
1971–1972Graham HS (TX)
1973Cisco (assistant)
1974–1976Stamford HS (TX)
1977Westwood HS (Palestine, TX)
1978–1981Cisco
1982West Texas A&M (assistant)
1984–1985Howard Payne (OC)
1986–1987Tarleton State (OC)
1988–1991Howard Payne
Head coaching record
Overall24–18 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 TIAA (1989)

Early life, military service, and playing career

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Anderson was born in Erath County, Texas, on July 20, 1925. During World War II, he trained as B-29 tail gunner in the United States Army Air Forces, but did not serve overseas. After the war, he attended Pepperdine University, where he played college football from 1947 to 1949 before graduating in 1950.[1]

Coaching career

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Anderson was an assistant coach at Stamford High School in Stamford, Texas for 14 years before succeeding Larry Wartes in head football coach in 1967.[2] After working as an assistant football coach at Abilene Christian University for two seasons, Anderson was hired, in 1971, as head coach football coach at Graham High School, in Graham, Texas, succeeding Darrell Williams.[3] He was an assistant coach at Cisco Junior College—now known as Cisco College—in Cisco, Texas, in 1973, and then returned to Stamford High School as head football coach in 1974.[4] After three more seasons at Stamford, he spent the 1977 season as head football coach at Westwood High School in Palestine before returning to Cisco Junior College in 1978.[5] Anderson went to Howard Payne University in 1984 as offensive coordinator.[6] He was the offensive coordinator at Tarleton State University from 1986 to 1987 before returning to Howard Payne as head football coach in 1988.[7]

Death

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Anderson died on February 20, 2013, in Brownwood, Texas.[8]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1988–1991)
1988 Howard Payne 4–7 4–6 T–4th
1989 Howard Payne 8–3 8–2 T–1st
1990 Howard Payne 5–5 3–3 T–3rd
1991 Howard Payne 7–3 3–2 T–2nd
Howard Payne: 24–18 18–13
Total: 24–18
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Coach Bill Anderson". Tankersley Funeral Home. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Anderson Given Football Post At Stamford". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. March 15, 1967. p. 7A. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Anderson Named Graham Grid Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. February 17, 1971. p. 3D. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Anderson Named Stamford Coach". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. June 26, 1974. p. 1C. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "CJC Hires Anderson". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. December 25, 1977. p. 1C. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Howard Payne hires two coaches". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. June 21, 1984. p. 4B. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "HPU hires grid coach from TSU". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. December 8, 1987. p. 1B. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Closer to home: Longtime coach Bill Anderson dies at 87". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.