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Bill Bidwill
Bill Bidwill (1931-2019), longtime owner of the Arizona Cardinals, sole owner from 1972, moved the team from St. Louis to Arizona in 1988, reached the 2008 Super Bowl, and pioneered NFL minority hiring.
Bill Buckner
Bill Buckner (William Joseph Buckner, 1949–2019), American MLB first baseman and left fielder over 22 seasons (1969–1990) with the Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox, Angels, and Royals; 2,715 hits, 1980 NL batting title, and the famous Game 6 error in the 1986 World Series.
Bill Cartwright
Bill Cartwright (James William Cartwright, born 1957) is a 7-foot-1 American center, third pick of the 1979 NBA Draft, Knicks All-Star, three-time Bulls champion 1991-93, and Bulls head coach 2001-03.
Bill Cleary, Jr.
Bill Cleary, Jr. (William John Cleary Jr., born 1934, Cambridge, Massachusetts), American ice hockey forward; Olympic silver 1956 and gold 1960, Harvard record-setting scorer, Harvard head coach (1989 NCAA title), and athletic director.
Bill Cockburn
Bill Cockburn (William Hastings Cockburn, 1902-1975), Canadian ice hockey goaltender; captain of the Winnipeg Hockey Club, 1931 Allan Cup winner and 1932 Lake Placid Olympic gold medallist, the only goaltender to captain Team Canada at the Olympics.
Bill Cowher
Bill Cowher (William Laird Cowher, born 1957) is a former NFL head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers 1992-2006, going 149-90-1, winning Super Bowl XL, and entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020; now a CBS analyst.
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott (William Clyde Elliott II, born 1955) is a NASCAR Hall of Fame driver from Dawsonville, Georgia; 1988 Cup champion, 44 wins, 55 poles, 1985 Winston Million winner, record 16 Most Popular Driver Awards, Class of 2015.
Bill Hosket
Bill Hosket (Wilmer Frederick Hosket, born 1946), Dayton, Ohio basketball player: 1968 Ohio State captain and Big Ten champion, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, and 1970 NBA champion with the New York Knicks.
Bill Hougland
Bill Hougland (William Marion Hougland, 1930-2017), Kansas Jayhawks guard on the 1952 NCAA champions, won Olympic basketball gold at Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956 as 1956 captain, then led Koch Oil.
Bill James
Bill James (born 1949), American baseball writer and statistician, father of sabermetrics; created Runs Created, Pythagorean expectation, and Win Shares; self-published the 1977 Baseball Abstract and advised the Boston Red Sox 2002–2019.
Bill Laimbeer
Bill Laimbeer (born 1957), NBA center and two-time champion with the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys," later a three-time WNBA championship coach with the Detroit Shock.
Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)
Bill "Spaceman" Lee (born 1946) is an American left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1969-78) and Montreal Expos (1979-82), 119-90 with a 3.62 ERA, 1973 All-Star, 1975 World Series starter, later Vermont gubernatorial candidate.
Bill Lienhard
Bill Lienhard (William Barner Lienhard, 1930-2022) was an American basketball forward who won the 1952 NCAA title with Kansas under Phog Allen and a 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medal with Team USA, then became a Kansas banker.
Bill Mazeroski
Bill Mazeroski (1936–2026), Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman 1956–1972, hit the only walk-off home run in World Series Game 7 history (1960) and holds the MLB record of 1,706 double plays at second base; Hall of Fame 2001.
Bill McCartney
Bill McCartney (1940-2025), 'Coach Mac,' Colorado football head coach 1982-94, 93-55-5, won the 1990 national championship and three Big Eight titles, and founded the Promise Keepers ministry in 1990.
Bill Mueller
Bill Mueller, born William Richard Mueller in 1971, is an American former MLB third baseman who won the 2003 AL batting title and hit two grand slams from opposite sides of the plate in one game.
Bill O'Brien (American football)
Bill O'Brien, American football coach; Houston Texans head coach 2014-2020 (52-48, four AFC South titles), Penn State 2012-13, Alabama OC, Patriots OC 2023, Boston College head coach from 2024.
Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells (Duane Charles Parcells, "Tuna"), born 1941, NFL head coach with Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys; 183-138-1, two Super Bowls (XXI, XXV), Hall of Fame 2013, Patriots Hall of Fame 2025.
Bill Peacock
Bill Peacock (William Peacock, 1891-1948), Paisley SC water polo player; Olympic gold with Great Britain at Antwerp 1920, 3-2 final win over Belgium; reserve 1912 and 1924; five Scottish titles 1910-14. Not the sprinters Eulace or Jonnie Peacock.
Bill Polian
Bill Polian (born 1942, Bronx, NY), Hall of Fame NFL executive; GM of Bills, Panthers, Colts; six-time Executive of the Year; built five Super Bowl teams, won XLI with 2006 Colts.
Bill Romanowski
Bill Romanowski (William Thomas Romanowski, born 1966) is a former NFL linebacker, Boston College and 1988 third-round pick, who played 16 seasons for the 49ers, Eagles, Broncos, and Raiders, won four Super Bowls, and was later tied to BALCO's THG steroid scandal.
Bill Russell
Bill Russell (1934-2022), Boston Celtics center, won a record 11 NBA titles and five MVPs, revolutionized defense and shot blocking, became the NBA's first Black head coach, and had No. 6 retired league-wide in 2022.
Bill Self
Bill Self (born 1962, Okmulgee, Oklahoma) is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, Kansas head coach since 2003, with NCAA titles in 2008 and 2022, 17 Big 12 regular-season championships, and an 855-272 career record.
Bill Sharman
Bill Sharman (1926-2013), American basketball Hall of Famer enshrined as player (1976) and coach (2004); won titles in three leagues (ABL, ABA, NBA) and led the 1971-72 Lakers' 33-game win streak.
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder (born 1939) is a retired American college football coach, Kansas State head coach 1989-2005 and 2009-2018, credited with the greatest turnaround in college football history, 215 wins, two Big 12 titles, and 2015 College Football Hall of Fame induction.
Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart, full name William Donald Stewart, is a Canadian-born former NHL defenseman who became an Italian citizen and played for Italy at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics.
Bill Terry
Bill Terry (1898-1989), New York Giants first baseman 1923-36 and manager 1932-41; last NL player to hit .400 (.401, 254 hits, 1930); career .341, 2,193 hits; won 1933 World Series; Hall of Fame 1954.
Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden (William Tatem Tilden II, 1893-1953), "Big Bill," American tennis champion: seven US National and three Wimbledon singles titles, world No. 1 1920-25, Davis Cup leader, then pioneering professional from 1931.
Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck, born William Louis Veeck Jr., was an American Major League Baseball owner and executive known for running the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and Chicago White Sox.
Bill Walton
Bill Walton (1952–2024), American basketball center and broadcaster; UCLA star under John Wooden, 1972–73 NCAA titles, 88-game streak; 1977 NBA champion and Finals MVP with Portland, 1978 MVP, 1986 champion and Sixth Man with Boston.