Legendary Houston football coach Bill Yeoman has died at the age of 92, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Yeoman ranks among the most influential coaches in Texas college history. He revolutionized the Veer offense and produced some of the most productive offenses in college football.
The Cougars won four Southwest Conference championships, six bowl games and accumulated a record of 160-108-8 during Yeoman’s 24 years at the helm. No other Houston coach has more than 37 career wins or more than one postseason win.
Additionally, Yeoman became the first Houston coach to give out a scholarship to a Black player in 1964. Warren McVea earned All-America honors twice and later won both an AFL Championship and Super Bowl.
Yeoman is a College Football Hall of Famer. Notably, he also graced the cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football in 1976. Half of Houston’s Consensus All-Americans played under Yeoman: OL Bill Bridges, OL Rich Stotter, DL Wilson Whitley and WR Elmo Wright.
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