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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