Bill Cofield
Basketball Coach
1939 – 1983
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Who was Bill Cofield?
William Lawrence "Bill" Cofield was an American basketball coach and was the first African American head coach of a major sport in the Big Ten Conference when he was hired by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1976.
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- Born
- Sep 21, 1939
United States of America - Education
- McKendree University
- Died
- Jun 20, 1983
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on July 23, 2013
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