William Gene Knuckles (April 25, 1928 – June 4, 2016) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from the 1969 to 1970 and at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana from 1974 to 1975.[1] Knuckles was also the head basketball coach at Whitworth College—now known as Whitworth University—in Spokane, Washington from 1957 to 1960, tallying a mark of 24–57. He was hired in 1977 as athletic director and basketball coach at Northwest Christian High School in Spokane.[2]

William Knuckles
Biographical details
Born (1928-02-25) February 25, 1928 (age 96)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 2016(2016-06-04) (aged 88)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1953Phillips County HS (CO) (assistant)
?–1955Yuma HS (CO) (assistant)
c. 1958Whitworth (assistant)
1960Idaho (assistant)
1964–1965Southern Illinois (assistant)
1968Louisville (OL)
1969–1970McPherson
1974–1975Rocky Mountain
Basketball
1951–1954Phillips County HS (CO)
?–1956Yuma County HS (CO)
1957–1960Whitworth
1977–?Northwest Christian HS (WA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1977–?Northwest Christian HS (WA)
Head coaching record
Overall6–27–1 (college football)
24–57 (college basketball)

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1969–1970)
1969 McPherson 0–8 0–5 6th (North)
1970 McPherson 1–8 1–4 5th (North)
McPherson: 1–16 1–9
Rocky Mountain Bears (Frontier Conference) (1974–1975)
1974 Rocky Mountain 2–5–1 1–2–1 T–3rd
1975 Rocky Mountain 3–6 2–2 T–2nd
Rocky Mountain: 5–11–1 3–4–1
Total: 6–27–1

References

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  1. ^ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "Knuckles takes post with NWC". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 23, 1977. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2011 – via Google News.