(1927-12-26)December 26, 1927 Elnora, Indiana, U.S.
Died
August 12, 2020(2020-08-12) (aged 92) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1945
Texas A&M
1946–1948
Army
Position(s)
Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1961
Michigan State (assistant)
1962–1986
Houston
Head coaching record
Overall
160–108–8
Bowls
6–4–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 SWC (1976, 1978, 1979, 1984)
Awards
3x SWC Coach of the Year (1976, 1979, 1984) Houston Sports Hall of Fame (2021) Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2003) Second-team All-American (1948)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2001 (profile)
William Frank Yeoman (December 26, 1927 – August 12, 2020) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 1962 to 1986.[1] In his tenure, he became the winningest coach in Houston Cougars football history, with an overall record of 160–108–8.[2] Yeoman revolutionized offensive football in 1964 by developing the Veer option offense. Yeoman also played a prominent role in the racial integration of collegiate athletics in the South by being the first coach at a predominantly white school in the State of Texas to sign a black player. Yeoman's Cougars finished the season ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll four times and finished 11 times in the AP or UPI top 20.[3]
^"Yeoman, Bill". Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^Brown, Mike (July 2, 2008). "Past tense". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
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