Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Everett, Massachusetts |
January 3, 1900
Died | March 5, 1965 Burlington, Vermont |
(aged 65)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1941 | Rhode Island |
1946–1949 | Rhode Island |
Baseball | |
1954–1959 | Rhode Island |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–22–2 (football) 40–56–1 (baseball) |
William M. H. Beck (January 3, 1900 – March 5, 1965) was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team in 1941 and then again from 1946 through 1949. He compiled a 12–22–2 record.
Beck also coached the Rhode Island baseball program from 1954 to 1959. As head baseball coach, Beck's overall record was 40–56–1. In 1966, the school honored Beck by naming its newly constructed baseball stadium Bill Beck Field.
Beck died after sustaining injuries in a skiing accident in 1965.