For the American football player, see Bill Peterson (linebacker). For the basketball player, see Bill Peterson (basketball). For the fictional DEA agent, see The Mentalist (season 7) § Episodes.
Bill Peterson
Peterson (right) with University of Florida assistant coach Gene Ellenson in 1961
Biographical details
Born
(1920-05-14)May 14, 1920 Toronto, Ohio, U.S.
Died
August 5, 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 73) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1945
Ohio Northern
Position(s)
End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1950
Mansfield HS (OH) (assistant)
1951–1954
Mansfield HS (OH)
1955–1959
LSU (assistant)
1960–1970
Florida State
1971
Rice
1972–1973
Houston Oilers
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1971
Rice
1982–1985
UCF
Head coaching record
Overall
65–49–12 (college) 1–18 (NFL)
William E. Peterson (May 15, 1920 – August 5, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. His career included head coaching stops at Florida State University, Rice University and with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). Considered one of the unique characters in college sports, Peterson is credited with bringing the pro passing game to college football. He is also known as the "Coach of Coaches", having tutored such coaches as Joe Gibbs, Bill Parcells, Bobby Bowden, Don James, Dan Henning, Ken Meyer and many others. Coach "Pete", as he was known, is also remembered for his reshaping of the English language. One of his more novel expressions was to have his team "pair off in groups of threes, then line up in a circle." Beyond his trials with syntax, Peterson is best remembered for bringing the Seminoles to the forefront of college football, using pro-style offenses and a much feared passing game.
game. Born in Toronto, Ohio, BillPeterson was the eldest of six children. When his father died at the age of twelve, Peterson thought his dream of coaching...
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play opened on March 8, 2015. Dylan Baker portrays Corrupt DEA Agent BillPeterson in the seventh season on The Mentalist. In 2016, Baker had a memorable...
Skulls, a New Band Featuring Vicki Peterson, John Cowsill and Bill Mumy", LA Weekly, August 4, 2017. "Vicki Peterson on Fronting the Bangles". January...
With the arrival of head coach BillPeterson in 1960, the Seminoles began their move to national prominence. Under Peterson's direction, the Seminoles beat...
Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders. He is the son of NFL coach Bill Callahan. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Callahan attended De La Salle High...
(1964) George Karras: Wichita State (1965) Tom Cahill: Army (1966–1969) BillPeterson: Florida State (1970) Larry Jones: Florida State (1971–1972) Steve Sloan:...
Neil Young. "After the Gold Rush" (3:45) Neil Young – piano, vocal; BillPeterson - flugelhorn Recorded at Home Studio, Topanga, CA, 3/12/1970. Produced...
coaches with him to the Red Raiders program, including defensive coordinator Bill Parcells. In his three seasons with Texas Tech, Sloan compiled a 23–12 record...
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson CC CQ OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Considered a virtuoso and one of the...
Seven coaches have led Seminoles in postseason bowl games: Tom Nugent, BillPeterson, Larry Jones, Bobby Bowden, Jimbo Fisher, Odell Haggins, and Norvell...
Laci Denise Peterson (née Rocha; May 4, 1975 — c. December 24, 2002) was an American woman murdered by her husband, Scott Lee Peterson (born October 24...
occasionally come in as an eligible receiver, lining up as a tight end. Bill Belichick took advantage of this in 2004 in Super Bowl XXXVIII. In the fourth...
Patrick De'mon Peterson Jr. (né Johnson; born July 11, 1990) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football for the...
on his marriage to wife Rebecca (Meredith Salenger). Jake's father, BillPeterson (Martin Sheen) is a veteran detective in the same unit as Jake. As well...
and in the 1968 film Angel in My Pocket. Peterson landed a role as Susie, the coffee-shop waitress on The Bill Dana Show, another spin-off from The Danny...
Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985) is an American former football running back who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL)...
first being when Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman, Garry Peterson, and late-classic-era bassist Bill Wallace reformed for a CBC television special in November...
Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio is a 1963 album by Bill Henderson, accompanied by Oscar Peterson. "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis, Charles...
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