Bill Anderson (American football, born 1925)

Bill Anderson (July 20, 1925 – February 20, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard Payne University from 1988 to 1991, compiling a record of 24–18. Anderson was born in Erath County, Texas on July 20, 1925. During World War II he trained as B-29 tail gunner in the United States Army Air Corps, but did not serve overseas. After the war, he attended Pepperdine University, where he played college football from 1947 to 1949 before graduating in 1950. He then returned to his home state of Texas and coached football at a number of high schools. He later coached at Abilene Christian University, West Texas State University—now West Texas A&M University, Cisco College, and Tarleton State University. Anderson died on February 20, 2013 in Brownwood, Texas.