Bill Dole

William "Bill" Dole

Dole pictured in The Tecoan 1950, ECU yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	July 5, 1909 Michigan
Died	February 7, 1966 (aged 56) Hickory, North Carolina[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1951	East Carolina
1952–1964	Davidson
Head coaching record
Overall	58–80–5
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

William Edward "Bill" Dole, Sr. (July 5, 1909 – February 7, 1966) was a head coach of the East Carolina (1949–1951) and Davidson College college football (1952-1964) programs.^[2] Throughout his time at the East Carolina University, he had successfully rebuilt the football team into a successful playing team. In 1952, Dole was appointed as the head coach of Davidson College. Not long after his time spent at Davidson, disaster struck. The beloved Bill Dole died in his car at the age of 56, near his apartment in North Carolina, due to a heart attack on February 7th, 1966. ^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
East Carolina (Independent) (1949–1951)
1949	East Carolina	4–5–1
1950	East Carolina	7–3
1951	East Carolina	4–6
East Carolina:		15–14–1
1952	Davidson	2–7
1953	Davidson	0–9
1954	Davidson	6–3
1955	Davidson	5–4
1956	Davidson	5–3–1
1957	Davidson	5–3
1958	Davidson	5–4
1959	Davidson	1–8
1960	Davidson	3–5
1961	Davidson	4–4
1962	Davidson	3–5–1
1963	Davidson	1–5–2
1964	Davidson	3–6
Davidson:		43–66–4
Total:		58–80–5
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

1. Bill Dole's obituary
2. "William "Bill" Dole Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2007-12-01.