Bill Archie
American football coach and college athletics administrator (1930–2022)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1930-12-25)December 25, 1930 Welch, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | March 19, 2022(2022-03-19) (aged 91) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1951–1953 | West Virginia State |
Basketball | |
c. 1950 | West Virginia State |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1961–1966 | Norfolk State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1970–1984 | Norfolk State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 21–25 |
William L. Archie (December 25, 1930 – March 19, 2022) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Norfolk State University from 1961 to 1966, compiling a record of 21–25. Archie was also the athletic director at Norfolk State from 1970 to 1984.[1][2]
A native of Welch, West Virginia, Archie attended West Virginia State University, where he played football and basketball.[3]
Archie died on March 19, 2022, at the age of 91.[4][5]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Norfolk State Spartans (Independent) (1961) | |||||||||
1961 | Norfolk State | 3–4 | |||||||
Norfolk State Spartans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1962–1966) | |||||||||
1962 | Norfolk State | 5–3 | 3–3 | 9th | |||||
1963 | Norfolk State | 4–4 | 4–3 | 10h | |||||
1964 | Norfolk State | 2–5 | 2–5 | 15th | |||||
1965 | Norfolk State | 4–4 | 4–4 | 11th | |||||
1966 | Norfolk State | 3–5 | 3–5 | 9th | |||||
Norfolk State: | 21–25 | 16–20 | |||||||
Total: | 21–25 |
References
- ^ Denn, Charlie (April 20, 1984). "NSU's Archie: 'I was forced out'". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 31. Retrieved May 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Denn, Charlie (April 20, 1984). "Is power play troubling NSU? (continued)". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 33. Retrieved May 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "William B. Archie". West Virginia State University. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Jeter, Fred (March 31, 2022). "Longtime NSU coach and AD William 'Bill' Archie dies at 92". Richmond Free Press. Richmond, Virginia. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "William L. Archie". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Legacy.com.
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Norfolk State Spartans head football coaches
- Mickey Yancey (1938–1939)
- James Gill (1940–1941)
- No team (1942–1944)
- Leroy Porter (1945–1951)
- Ed Ferrell (1952–1954)
- Joe Echols (1955–1960)
- Bill Archie (1961–1966)
- Willie Smith (1967)
- Curtis Maddox (1968–1971)
- Bob Ledbetter (1972–1973)
- Dick Price (1974–1983)
- Willard Bailey (1984–1992)
- Archie Cooley (1993)
- Darnell Moore (1994–1998)
- Mo Forte (1999–2002)
- Willie Gillus (2003–2004)
- Pete Adrian (2005–2014)
- Latrell Scott (2015–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Dawson Odums (2021– )
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