Bill Wilhelm
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1929 |
| Died | December 24, 2010 Seneca, South Carolina |
| Alma mater | Catawba College |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1949 | NC State |
| 1950 | Goldsboro Cardinals |
| 1950 | Allentown Cardinals |
| 1953 | Paducah Chiefs |
| 1953 | Albany Cardinals |
| 1954 | Columbus Cardinals |
| 1954 | Allentown Cardinals |
| 1955 | Jacksonville Braves |
| 1956 | Atlanta Crackers |
| 1957 | Greensboro Patriots |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1958–1993 | Clemson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,161–536–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 17 ACC Regular Season Championships (1958, 1959, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992) 7 ACC Tournament Championships (1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993) 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1958, 1959, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) 6 College World Series Appearances (1958, 1959, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1991) |
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College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2011 |
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Bill Wilhelm (1929 – December 24, 2010) was an American college baseball coach who was the head coach of the Clemson Tigers from 1958 to 1993. In his 36 seasons as head coach, Wilhelm had a record of 1,161–536–10. Before coming to Clemson, Wilhelm played several seasons of minor league baseball and served one season as an assistant baseball coach at North Carolina.
Wilhelm played two seasons of college baseball at NC State, and he signed a professional contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1950, splitting that season between the Goldsboro Cardinals and the Allentown Cardinals. Wilhelm then spent two years out of baseball from 1951 to 1952, when he served in the United States Army in the Korean War.
In 1953, Wilhelm returned from military service and had his most successful minor league season. In 96 games with the Paducah Chiefs of the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, he batted .291 and hit 14 home runs. After the 1954 season, which he split between the Columbus Cardinals and the Allentown Cardinals, Wilhelm left the Cardinals organization.
Wilhelm played the 1955 and 1956 seasons in the Milwaukee Braves system, advancing as high as the Double-A Atlanta Crackers. He played his final season of professional baseball in summer 1957, with the Greensboro Patriots of the Boston Red Sox organization.
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