Bill Battle
American football player and coach (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Raines Battle III (born December 8, 1941) is an American former college athletics administrator and football coach. He was the athletic director of the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2017. He was appointed by University President Judy L. Bonner and approved by the board of trustees March 22, 2013. He succeeded long-time director Mal Moore, who stepped down for health reasons at age 73.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1941-12-08) December 8, 1941 (age 82) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1960–1962 | Alabama |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1964–1965 | Army (assistant) |
1966–1969 | Tennessee (ends) |
1970–1976 | Tennessee |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2013–2017 | Alabama |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 59–22–2 |
Bowls | 4–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
National (1961) | |
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