Bill Arnsparger
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 16, 1926 Paris, Kentucky |
| Died | July 17, 2015 (aged 88) Athens, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950 | Miami (OH) (DL) |
| 1951–1953 | Ohio State (DL) |
| 1954–1961 | Kentucky (DL) |
| 1962–1963 | Tulane (DL) |
| 1964–1969 | Baltimore Colts (DL) |
| 1970–1972 | Miami Dolphins (DC/LB) |
| 1973 | Miami Dolphins (AHC/DC) |
| 1974–1976 | New York Giants |
| 1976–1983 | Miami Dolphins (AHC/DC) |
| 1984–1986 | LSU |
| 1992–1994 | San Diego Chargers (DC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1992 | Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–28 (NFL) 26–8–2 (college) |
William Stephen Arnsparger (December 16, 1926 – July 17, 2015) was an American college and professional football coach.
Arnsparger was born in Paris, Kentucky in 1926. He attended Paris High School, and became connected with the school's longtime football and basketball coach, Blanton Collier. The relationship would have a major impact on his future career.
After serving in the United States Marines during World War II, Arnsparger attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity (Alpha Chapter). After graduating from Miami in January 1950, Arnsparger remained in Oxford to work as an assistant for the Miami football team during the 1950 season.
On February 21, 1951, Arnsparger was hired by new head coach Woody Hayes of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He served as the Buckeyes' line coach until 1954.
In 1954, Arnsparger re-connected with Collier, who had been hired as head football coach at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Arnsparger remained at Kentucky for the next eight years until Collier was fired on January 2, 1962. During the 1959 season, he was joined on the coaching staff by a young coach who had served at the University of Virginia the previous year. That coach was Don Shula, with the two coaches forging a strong bond that would tie them for much of the next quarter century.
Arnsparger moved on to an assistant position with Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1962. After two years, he resigned the post on March 6, 1964 to become the defensive line coach for the Baltimore Colts under Shula.
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