W. B. Bible

Willis Beeler Bible Sr. (1890 — June 11, 1967) was an American football coach, athletic director, and professor.[1] He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1914 to 1915.[2] Bible was a professor of English at East Tennessee State University for 40 years before retiring in 1961.

W. B. Bible
Biographical details
Born1890
Died(1967-06-11)June 11, 1967 (aged 76)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Alma materCarson–Newman (BA, 1911)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1914–1915Furman
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1912–1913Savannah Institute (TN)
1913–1914Allen Academy (TX)
1914–1916Furman

Bible earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Master of Arts degree in 1916, both from Carson–Newman University. He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible.[3] Bible died at the age of 76, on June 11, 1967, at Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee.[4][5]

References

  1. "Bonhomie Volume 15". Furman University. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. "W. B. Bible". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. "Carson-Newman Bulletin". Carson–Newman University. 1909. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. "Prof. Bible, retired, dies at age 76". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. June 13, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Bible (continued)". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. June 13, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved December 10, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
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