Bill Groce

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1936–2012)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Bill Groce | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|4|16}} | birth_place = Pittsburg, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|5|15|1936|4|16}} | death_place = Texas, U.S. | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1956 | player_team1 = SMU | player_years2 = 1957–1959 | player_team2 = North Texas | player_positions = Fullback | coach_years1 = 1970–1974 | coach_team1 = Arkansas A&M / Arkansas–Monticello | overall_record = 11–39 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Billy Thomas Groce''' (April 16, 1936 – March 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerg/groc00100.html|title=Bill Groce|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> He was a three-time letter winner at the University of North Texas–then known as North Texas State College–from 1957 to 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bill-groce-1.html|title=Bill Groce|publisher=Sports-Reference College Football|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1958 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/draft.htm|title=Steelers draft picks|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference Drafts|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> Groce served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas–Monticello from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 11–39.<ref>{{cite web |title=Groce Resigns |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/redlands-daily-facts-dec-11-1974-p-15/ |newspaper=Redlands Daily Facts |date=December 11, 1974 |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref>

He died in 2012 at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |title=Billy Thomas "Bill" Groce|url=https://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=billy-thomas-groce-bill&pid=156594372 |newspaper=Dallas Morning News |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=April 14, 2019 }}</ref>

==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Arkansas A&M / Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils | conf = Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference | startyear = 1970 | endyear = 1974 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1970 | name = Arkansas A&M | overall = 1–9 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1971 | name = Arkansas–Monticello | overall = 3–7 | conference = 2–4 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1972 | name = Arkansas–Monticello | overall = 2–8 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1973 | name = Arkansas–Monticello | overall = 2–8 | conference = 0–6 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1974 | name = Arkansas–Monticello | overall = 3–7 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Arkansas A&M / Arkansas–Monticello | overall = 11–39 | confrecord = 5–25 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 11–39 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}

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