(1942-05-13)May 13, 1942 Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
Died:
April 2, 2018(2018-04-02) (aged 75) Marquette, Michigan, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:
Menominee
College:
Northern Michigan
Undrafted:
1964
Career history
As a player:
New York Jets (1964–1968)
Boston Patriots (1969–1970)
As a coach:
Xavier (1972–1973) (assistant)
Northern Michigan (1974–1977) (assistant)
Northern Michigan (1978–1982)
Michigan State (1983–1991) (LB)[1]
Career highlights and awards
Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame (1983)
Northern Michigan University Sports Hall of Fame (1981)
Super Bowl Champion (III)
AFL Champion (1968)
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
282
Receptions:
24
Receiving TDs:
3
Games played:
58
Games started:
5
Player stats at PFR
William Stiles Rademacher (May 13, 1942 – April 2, 2018)[2] was an American professional football player who played as a wide receiver for seven seasons for the New York Jets and Boston Patriots.[3][4] He earned MVP honors in 1963[5] In January 1969 he played in Super Bowl III.[5]
During Rademacher's tenure as assistant coach at Northern Michigan University, the football team went from a 0–10 season in 1974 to a 13–1 season in 1975 and won the NCAA Division II Football Championship.[6]
Rademacher became Northern Michigan's head coach in 1978, earning a record of 37–16–1 in five seasons and three NCAA Division II tournament appearances. He was named Association of Mid-Continent Universities Coach of the Year in 1980, and Northern Michigan went 10–0 in the 1981 regular season. He left to coach the linebackers at Michigan State from 1983 to 1991.
Rademacher was inducted into the Northern Michigan University Hall of Fame in the 1981 and the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[7][8]
^Albom, Mitch (November 21, 2008). "To Be MSU's Coach, Izzo Led Spartan Life". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^"William Stiles Rademacher". Lansing State Journal. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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