Bill Tidwell

Billy Dale Tidwell (April 8, 1932 – March 16, 2023) was an American university sports administrator and former college track and field and cross country coach. Tidwell served as Emporia State University's athletic director from 1971 to 1979,[1] and coached track and field, as well as cross country from 1979 until 1984 after his retirement as athletics director.[2]

Bill Tidwell
Biographical details
Born(1932-04-08)April 8, 1932
Kiowa, Kansas
DiedMarch 16, 2023(2023-03-16) (aged 90)
Emporia, Kansas
Alma materKansas State Teachers College
Columbia University
Playing career
1953–1957Kansas State Teachers College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959–71Oberlin (OH)
1979–1984Emporia State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1959–1971Oberlin
1971–1979Emporia State
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Early years

Tidwell was born in Kiowa, Kansas and attended Kiowa High School. After high school, Tidwell attended the Kansas State Teachers College (KSTC) to compete in cross country and track & field. He was a four-time national NAIA champion.[3] Tidwell graduated with a bachelor's of science education in health in 1957, followed by a master's degree in 1958.[4] Tidwell received his doctorate from Columbia University.[5]

Career

After graduating from KSTC in 1958, Tidwell became an assistant professor at Hunter College for one year before leaving for Oberlin College.[6] While at Oberlin, Tidwell was the athletic director, cross country and track & field coach, and a professor in the health and education department.[7] While at Oberlin, Tidwell became the first chairman of both the men's and women's sports.[8] In 1971, Tidwell became the athletics director at his alma mater.

While at Emporia State from 1971 to 1979, Tidwell served as a professor, chair of the HPER department, and the athletics director.[9] In 1979, Tidwell resigned as the athletics director, while continuing to teach and became the cross country and track & field coach for five years.[10] Tidwell retired in 1994.[9]

Awards and honors

In 1963, Tidwell became a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.[11] In 1977, Tidwell entered the Drake Relays Hall of Fame. In 1982, Tidwell became a charter member at his alma mater's hall of fame and in 2014, was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.[12] Oberlin College Athletics awards the "Billy Tidwell" to student athletes who show athleticism, professionalism, teaching, and community service.[13]

References
  1. "27 Aug 1971, Page 32 - The Emporia Gazette at". Newspapers.com. August 27, 1971. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. "22 Jul 1979, Page 27 - The Salina Journal at". Newspapers.com. July 22, 1979. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. "News Article - News | Emporia State University". Emporia.edu. June 4, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  4. "Emporia State University Spotlight – The Alumni Magazine for Hornet Nation" (PDF). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. "Bill Tidwell gets doctorate". The Kiowa News. March 14, 1968. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  6. "Oberlin Review (Oberlin, Ohio), 1959-09-25 :: Student Newspapers at the Five Colleges of Ohio". Dcollections.oberlin.edu. September 25, 1959. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  7. "Bill Tidwell is an associate professor". The Kiowa News. May 4, 1967. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  8. Brandt, Leland J. (April 25, 1992). The Evolution of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics at Oberlin College (BA honors thesis). Oberlin College. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. "Bill Tidwell joins Kansas Sports Hall of Fame | Sports". emporiagazette.com. October 28, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  10. "Tidwell to coach at Emporia State". The Day. May 18, 1979. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  11. "| The Wichita Eagle". Kansas.com. October 3, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  12. "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame - Tidwell, Bill". Kshof.org. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  13. "Oberlin College Cross Country and Track & Field" (PDF). January 27, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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