Bill Sewell (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bill Sewell (American football)

American football player and coach, baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1916

Place of Birth: Egremont, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1989

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Bill Sewell (American football)

  • William Johnson Sewell (April 11, 1916 – February 7, 1989) was an American football player and coach. Sewell was born in England and moved with his family to Tacoma, Washington, in 1925.
  • He played college football for the Washington State Cougars football team.
  • During the 1940 season, he led the country in passing with 86 complete passes for 1,023 yards.
  • He also set a Washington State career record with 2,522 yards of total offense from 1939 to 1941.
  • He was selected by both the Associated Press and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as the third-team quarterback on the 1941 College Football All-America Team.
  • Sewell was also a pitcher for the Washington State baseball team. Sewell became Washington State's baseball coach in 1947 and an assistant football coach in 1948.
  • In 1949, he became the athletic director and athletic coach at Wenatchee Valley College, From 1956 to 1976, he was the athletic director and coach at Coast Union High School in Cambria, California.
  • He was inducted into the Washington State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.

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