Wabash College Athletics

Bill, you were a key leader in one of the greatest turn-arounds in Wabash athletics history – leading the football team to the Stagg Bowl in 1977 and a state-best 8-1 record in your senior season of 1978 after nearly two decades of sub-.500 football. Since that time, Wabash has been a perennial powerhouse in Indiana college football.
 
While you were a four-year letterman, your breakout season came in 1977 when you picked off eight passes, including two in the Widener game, for which you were named the ABC/Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Game in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Anchoring an incredible defense, you helped limit eight of 12 opponents to 10 points or less.
 
You captained the 1978 team, helping Wabash set single-season records for fewest points and fewest yards allowed, and your unit closed the year by beating DePauw 11-3 to extend a streak of 19 consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown. You finished the year with 107 tackles, two interceptions, and three fumble recoveries to earn team MVP and Little All-America honors. You were also the winner of the Pete Vaughan Award. Coach Stan Parrish said it best when he called you “the lifeline of our defense – Billy makes the big plays and makes the defense go.”
 
The National Association of Wabash Men is proud of what you and the Little Giants accomplished during your time on campus and pays tribute by inducting you into the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Bill, you are Some Little Giant.