Billy Bancroft (coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1904 Livingston, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1993 (aged 89) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1927 | Howard (AL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1928 | Montgomery Lions |
| 1929 | Spartanburg Spartans |
| 1930–1933 | Birmingham Barons |
| 1934–1935 | Oklahoma City Indians |
| 1939 | Selma Cloverleafs |
| 1940 | Gadsden Pilots |
| Position(s) | Second baseman, third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1939 | Howard (AL) |
| 1946–1957 | Anniston HS (AL) |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1938 | Howard (AL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1936–1939 | Howard (AL) |
| ?–1958 | Anniston HS (AL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1934–1940 | Howard (AL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–18–4 (college football) 50–37 (college basketball) 4–5 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Dixie (1935–1936) | |
William Henry Bancroft (August 25, 1904 – December 6, 1993) was an American college football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University—from 1935 to 1939. Bancroft died on December 6, 1993, in Birmingham, Alabama.