Bill Meek
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1922 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Died | May 28, 1998 (aged 76) Dallas, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1940–1942 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1950 | Maryland (backfield) |
| 1951–1954 | Kansas State |
| 1955–1956 | Houston |
| 1957–1961 | SMU |
| 1966–1967 | Army (OC) |
| 1968–1973 | Utah |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–88–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MVC (1956) | |
| Awards | |
| Missouri Valley COY (1956) | |
William M. Meek (1922 – May 28, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University (1947–1950), the University of Houston (1951–1954), Southern Methodist University (1957–1961), and the University of Utah (1968–1973), compiling a career college football record of 78–88–7.
Meek was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and his family moved to Birmingham, Alabama in his youth. In college, he earned three letters playing as a back-up quarterback for the University of Tennessee; he graduated in 1943.
Meek had his first head coaching experience at age 22, with the Fort Benning Doughboy football club in 1944, while serving in the Army during World War II. Most of the starters on the team were members of the great Army teams of the early 1940s, and the team defeated all opponents except for a 0–7 loss to Auburn University. Marty Blake, later the NBA director of scouting, was one of the team managers. Following the war, Meek left the Army with the rank of captain.
Meek served as an assistant football coach throughout the remainder of the 1940s. From 1947 to 1950, he coached under Jim Tatum at the University of Maryland. During his tenure there, Meek was credited with the development of backs Ed Modzelewski and Bob Shemonski.
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