Bill Ingram | |
Birth Date: | 14 June 1898 |
Birth Place: | Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Gatos, California, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1916–1918 |
Player Team1: | Navy |
Coach Years1: | 1922 |
Coach Team1: | William & Mary |
Coach Years2: | 1923–1925 |
Coach Team2: | Indiana |
Coach Years3: | 1926–1930 |
Coach Team3: | Navy |
Coach Years4: | 1931–1934 |
Coach Team4: | California |
Overall Record: | 75–42–9 |
Championships: | 1 National (1926) |
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Cfbhof Year: | 1973 |
Cfbhof Id: | 1449 |
William Austin Ingram (June 14, 1898 – June 2, 1943) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1922), Indiana University (1923–1925), the United States Naval Academy (1926–1930), and the University of California, Berkeley (1931–1934), compiling a career record of 75–42–9. Ingram's 1926 Navy team went 9–0–1 and was recognized as a national champion by the Boand System and the Houlgate System. Ingram was also known by the nickname "Navy Bill", due to his background at Annapolis.[1] He died in his sleep while serving as a Major in the Marine Corps.[2] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.
From 1923 to 1925, he guided Indiana to a 10–12–1 record. At Navy he posted a 32–13–4 record. These totals included his 1926 team, which finished with a 9–0–1 record. He coached at California and won 27 games in four years. During the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, Ingram organized his Cal players to work as strikebreakers.