Billy Disch
Baseball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the politician, see William Disch.
William John Disch (October 15, 1872 – February 3, 1953) was an American baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at the University of Texas at Austin from 1911 to 1939 and as an advisory coach for 12 seasons afterwards.
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![]() Disch in 1915 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1872-10-15)October 15, 1872 Benton County, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | February 3, 1953(1953-02-03) (aged 80) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Baseball | |
1902–1908 | St. Edward's |
1911–1939 | Texas |
Football | |
c. 1902 | St. Edward's |
1910 | St. Edward's |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 515–140–12 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Baseball 2 TIAA (1913–1914) 20 SWC regular season (1915–1921, 1922, 1924–1930, 1932, 1935–1936, 1938–1939) | |
College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008 | |
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