Bill Giles (American football)
William F. Giles (March 10, 1932 – May 28, 1998) was an American college football and college baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska from 1967 to 1971 and at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas from 1972 until 1978, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 51–64–3. Giles was also the head baseball coach at Kearney State College—now known as the University of Nebraska at Kearney—from 1961 to 1964 and Eastern New Mexico University from 1965 to 1966.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1998 (aged 66) Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1954 | Nebraska |
| Baseball | |
| 1952 | Nebraska |
| 1954–1955 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | End (football) First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956 | Bertrand HS (NE) |
| 1957 | Sidney HS (NE) |
| 1958–1959 | Norfolk HS (NE) |
| 1960–1963 | Kearney State (line) |
| 1964–1965 | Eastern New Mexico (assistant) |
| 1966 | Hiram Scott (assistant) |
| 1967–1971 | Chadron State |
| 1972–1978 | Fort Hays State |
| Basketball | |
| 1957–1958 | Sidney HS (NE) |
| c. 1960 | Kearney State (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1961–1964 | Kearney State |
| 1965–1966 | Eastern New Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–64–3 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CSIC (1976) Baseball 1 NCC (1963) | |
A native of Alliance, Nebraska, Giles played football as an end at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1951 to 1954. He also lettered in baseball at Nebraska in 1952, 1954, and 1944. Giles died on May 28, 1998, in Rapid City, South Dakota.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron State Eagles (Nebraska College Conference) (1967–1971) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Chadron State | 3–6 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Chadron State | 8–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1969 | Chadron State | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Chadron State | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1971 | Chadron State | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Chadron State: | 27–20 | 9–8 | |||||||
| Fort Hays State Tigers (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1972–1975) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Fort Hays State | 1–8–1 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1973 | Fort Hays State | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Fort Hays State | 1–9 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | Fort Hays State | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Fort Hays State Tigers (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1976–1978) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Fort Hays State | 5–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1977 | Fort Hays State | 3–7–1 | 1–5–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1978 | Fort Hays State | 6–5–1 | 4–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Fort Hays State: | 24–44–3 | 16–23–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–64–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Bill Giles Accepts East N. Mexico Job". The York Daily News-Times. York, Nebraska. United Press International. July 6, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - West, Sarah (May 20, 1998). "Ex-Husker Bill Giles dead at 66". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 4B. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .