William Guy Mallory was an American college football player and coach.
11 Facts About Bill Mallory
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Bill Mallory played football at Miami University for coaches Ara Parseghian and John Pont.
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In 1987, Bill Mallory became the first coach to be awarded back-to-back Big Ten coach-of-the-year honors.
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Bill Mallory led IU to a top 20 ranking in 1987 and 1988.
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Early in his coaching career, Bill Mallory served as assistant to Woody Hayes at Ohio State University, Carmen Cozza at Yale University and Doyt Perry at Bowling Green State University.
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Bill Mallory is a member of Miami University's Cradle of Coaches.
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Bill Mallory is a member of the Athletic Halls of Fame at Miami University and Indiana University, the Mid-American Conference, the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and the Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame.
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Bill Mallory was the 15th head college football coach for the Northern Illinois University Huskies located in DeKalb, Illinois and he held that position for four seasons, from 1980 until 1983.
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Bill Mallory coached the Huskies to victory in the 1983 California Bowl, the school's first major bowl game appearance.
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Bill Mallory's career coaching record at Northern Illinois was 25 wins, 19 losses, and 0 ties.
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Bill Mallory died in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 25,2018, at the age of 82.