| Billy Bancroft | |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Livingston, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1924–1927 |
| Player Team2: | Howard (AL) |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | 1928 |
| Player Team4: | Montgomery Lions |
| Player Years5: | 1929 |
| Player Team5: | Spartanburg Spartans |
| Player Years6: | 1930–1933 |
| Player Team6: | Birmingham Barons |
| Player Years7: | 1934–1935 |
| Player Team7: | Oklahoma City Indians |
| Player Years8: | 1939 |
| Player Team8: | Selma Cloverleafs |
| Player Years9: | 1940 |
| Player Team9: | Gadsden Pilots |
| Player Positions: | Second baseman, third baseman (baseball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1935–1939 |
| Coach Team2: | Howard (AL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1946–1957 |
| Coach Team3: | Anniston HS (AL) |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1934–1938 |
| Coach Team5: | Howard (AL) |
| Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
| Coach Years7: | 1936–1939 |
| Coach Team7: | Howard (AL) |
| Coach Years8: | ?–1958 |
| Coach Team8: | Anniston HS (AL) |
| Admin Years1: | 1934–1940 |
| Admin Team1: | Howard (AL) |
| Overall Record: | 22–18–4 (college football) 50–37 (college basketball) 4–5 (college baseball) |
| Championships: | Football 2 Dixie (1935–1936) |
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]