Bill Beck (coach)
William M. H. Beck[1] (January 3, 1900 – March 5, 1965) was an American college football and baseball coach at the University of Rhode Island. He served as the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team in 1941 and then again from 1946 through 1949, compiling a record of 12–22–2. Beck also coached the Rhode Island baseball program from 1954 to 1959, tallying a mark of 40–56–1.[2] In 1966, the school honored Beck by naming its newly constructed baseball stadium Bill Beck Field.[3]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1900 Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 1965 (aged 65) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1941 | Rhode Island State |
| 1946–1949 | Rhode Island State |
| Baseball | |
| 1954–1959 | Rhode Island |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–22–2 (football) 40–56–1 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 New England Conference (1941) | |
Beck died on March 5, 1965, at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Vermont, after sustaining injuries in a skiing accident.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island State Rams (New England Conference) (1941) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Rhode Island State | 5–2–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Rhode Island State Rams (Independent) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Rhode Island State | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Rhode Island State Rams (Yankee Conference) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Rhode Island State | 3–4 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1948 | Rhode Island State | 2–4–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Rhode Island State | 0–8 | 0–4 | 4th | |||||
| Rhode Island State: | 12–22–2 | 5–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–22–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Rams (Yankee Conference) (1954–1959) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Rhode Island | 4–12 | |||||||
| 1955 | Rhode Island | 10–8 | |||||||
| 1956 | Rhode Island | 10–7 | |||||||
| 1957 | Rhode Island | 7–9–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | Rhode Island | 7–9 | |||||||
| 1959 | Rhode Island | 2–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–56–1 | ||||||||
References
- Biography at GoRhody.com
- "2005 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Rhode Island Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- Go Rhody Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Rhode Island Rams Sports website
- "William Beck, Was URI Coach". Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. March 6, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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