William O'Brien (American football)

William O'Brien
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1923-03-11)March 11, 1923 Zeigler, Illinois
Died	December 1, 2000(2000-12-01) (aged 77)^[1]^[2] Carbondale, Illinois
Alma mater	Southern Illinois University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1954	Southern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	6–20
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

William Edward "Bill" O'Brien (March 11, 1923 – December 1, 2000) was the seventh head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis in Carbondale, Illinois and he held that position for three seasons, from 1952 until 1954. His overall coaching record at SIU was 6 wins, 20 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 12th at SIU in terms of total wins and 16th at SIU in terms of winning percentage. ^[3] O'Brien later went to become an National Football League official, officiating in Super Bowl X in 1976.^[4] He was also a professor at Southern Illinois University.^[5]

He died in 2000 after battling Alzheimer's disease for 13 years.

References

Southern Illinois Salukis head football coaches

William McAndrew (1913–1916)
Sam Patterson (1917)
William Lodge (1919)
William McAndrew (1921–1938)
Glenn Martin (1939–1949)
Bill Waller (1950–1951)
William O'Brien (1952–1954)
Albert Kawal (1955–1958)
Carmen Piccone (1959–1963)
Don Shroyer (1964–1965)
Ellis Rainsberger (1966)
Dick Towers (1967–1973)
Doug Weaver (1974–1975)
Rey Dempsey (1976–1983)
Ray Dorr (1984–1987)
Rick Rhoades (1988)
Bob Smith (1989–1993)
Shawn Watson (1994–1996)
Jan Quarless (1997–2000)
Jerry Kill (2001–2007)
Dale Lennon (2008–2015)
Nick Hill (2016–present)

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