Bill Rohr

William Rohr (May 21, 1918 – July 16, 1986)[1] was an American college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was served as the head basketball coach at Miami University from 1951 to 1957 and Northwestern University from 1957 to 1963. He coached his teams to a 157–117 record, winning four Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships at Miami and three NCAA Tournament appearances. He also served as Ohio University's athletic director from 1963 to 1978. An alumnus of Ohio Wesleyan University, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.[2]

For the professional baseball player, see Billy Rohr.
Bill Rohr
Biographical details
Born(1918-05-21)May 21, 1918
Massillon, Ohio
DiedJuly 16, 1986(1986-07-16) (aged 68)
Oxford, Ohio
Alma materOhio Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1957Miami (OH)
1957–1963Northwestern
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1978Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall157–117
Tournaments0–3 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 MAC (1952, 1953, 1955, 1957)

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Miami Redskins (Mid–American Conference) (1951–1957)
1951–52 Miami 19–69–3T–1st
1952–53 Miami 17–610–21stNCAA First Round
1953–54 Miami 12–107–53rd
1954–55 Miami 14–911–31stNCAA First Round
1955–56 Miami 12–88–42nd
1956–57 Miami 17–811–11stNCAA University Division First Round
Miami: 91–47 (.659)56–18 (.757)
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1957–1963)
1957–58 Northwestern 13–98–6T–4th
1958–59 Northwestern 15–78–6T–2nd
1959–60 Northwestern 11–128–6T–3rd
1960–61 Northwestern 10–126–86th
1961–62 Northwestern 8–153–11T–9th
1962–63 Northwestern 9–156–87th
Northwestern: 66–70 (.485)39–45 (.464)
Total:157–117 (.573)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "William Rohr". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19860717&id=TZRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n1EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4039,1470204
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