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William Henry Bancroft (August 25, 1904 – December 6, 1993) was an American college football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University—from 1935 to 1939.[1] Bancroft died on December 6, 1993, in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]

Billy Bancroft

Biographical details
Born	(1904-08-25)August 25, 1904 Livingston, Alabama
Died	December 6, 1993(1993-12-06) (aged 89) Birmingham, Alabama
Playing career
Football
1924–1927	Howard (AL)
Baseball
1928	Montgomery Lions
1929	Spartanburg Spartans
1930–1933	Birmingham Barons
1934–1935	Oklahoma City Indians
1939	Selma Cloverleafs
1940	Gadsden Pilots
Position(s)	Second baseman, third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1939	Howard (AL)
1946–1957	Anniston HS (AL)
Basketball
1934–1938	Howard (AL)
Baseball
1936–1939	Howard (AL)
?–1958	Anniston HS (AL)
Head coaching record
Overall	22–18–4 (college football) 50–37 (college basketball) 4–5 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 Dixie (1935–1936)

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Howard Bulldogs (Dixie Conference) (1935–1939)
1935	Howard	7–1–2	3–0–1	1st
1936	Howard	5–3–1	4–1–1	1st
1937	Howard	5–3	4–1	T–2nd
1938	Howard	2–5	2–1	T–3rd
1939	Howard	3–6–1	2–3–1	T–6th
Howard:		22–18–4	15–6–3
Total:		22–18–4

References

External links

• Billy Bancroft at Find a Grave
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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