- Willis Bates
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Name = W.S. "Billy" Bates
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Sport =College football
College = Fairmount College
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OverallRecord = 82-44-12 (0.594)
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1905-1908
1914-1925
CoachTeams = Fairmount College
Southwestern
FootballHOF =Willis S. "Bill" Bates was a
college football andbasketball coach in theUnited States . His career coaching record was 82 wins, 44 losses, and 12 ties for a winning ratio of 0.594.Coaching history
Fairmont College (Wichita State University)
Bates was the sixth head
college football coach for Fairmount College (nowWichita State University ) located inWichita, Kansas and he held that position for four seasons, from 1905 until 1908. His overall coaching record at Fairmount College was 28 wins, 8 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him second at Fairmont/Wichita State in terms of total wins and third at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/w/wichita_state/coaching_records.php Wichita State football coaching records] ]outhwestern College
Bates later became the sixth football coach for the
Southwestern College Moundbuilders inWinfield, Kansas and held that position 12 years, from 1914 to 1925. His coaching record at Southwestern was 54 wins, 36 losses, and 9 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 3rd at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 15th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage. He was the longest-tenured coach in Southwestern's history. [ [http://www.sckans.edu/football/index.php?page_ID=562 Southwestern College Head Football Coaching Records] ]Bates also served as the head
basketball coach at Southwestern for twelve seasons, from 1914 until 1926, where the Moundbuilders were considered one of the best basketball teams in the nation at the time. [ [http://www.kancoll.org/khq/1942/42_2_evans.htm The Kansas Collection] , "Some Notes on College Basketball in Kansas", Harold C. Evans] His basketball teams amassed an impressive record of 164 wins and 59 losses (0.735). [ [http://www.sckans.edu/mensbball/index.php?page_ID=817 Southwestern College Basketball Coaching Records] ]References
External links
* [http://www.goshockers.com/ Wichita Statate University Athletcis offical site]
* [http://www.sckans.edu/football/ Southwestern College] official football team site
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