Billy Thomas Groce (April 16, 1936 – March 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach.[1] He was a three-time letter winner at the University of North Texas–then known as North Texas State College–from 1957 to 1959.[2] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1958 NFL Draft.[3] Groce served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas–Monticello from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 11–39.[4]
He died in 2012 at the age of 75.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas A&M / Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1970–1974) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Arkansas A&M | 1–9 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1971 | Arkansas–Monticello | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1972 | Arkansas–Monticello | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1973 | Arkansas–Monticello | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1974 | Arkansas–Monticello | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| Arkansas A&M / Arkansas–Monticello: | 11–39 | 5–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–39 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Bill Groce". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Bill Groce". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Steelers draft picks". Pro-Football-Reference Drafts. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Groce Resigns". Redlands Daily Facts. December 11, 1974. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Billy Thomas "Bill" Groce". Dallas Morning News. March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2019.