Bill Sewell (American football)

Bill Sewell

Sewell, circa 1942
Personal information
Born:	April 11, 1916 Egremont, England
Died:	February 7, 1989(1989-02-07) (aged 72)
Career information
High school:	Tacoma (WA) Lincoln
College:	Washington State
Position:	Quarterback
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American (1941) 2× First-team All-PCC (1940, 1941)

William Johnson Sewell (April 11, 1916 – February 7, 1989)^[1] was an American football player and coach.

Sewell was born in England and moved with his family to Tacoma, Washington, in 1925.^[2] He played college football for the Washington State Cougars football team. During the 1940 season, he led the country in passing with 86 complete passes for 1,023 yards. He also set a Washington State career record with 2,522 yards of total offense from 1939 to 1941.^[2] He was selected by both the Associated Press and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as the third-team quarterback on the 1941 College Football All-America Team.^[3][4] Sewell was also a pitcher for the Washington State baseball team.

Sewell became Washington State's baseball coach in 1947 and an assistant football coach in 1948. In 1949, he became the athletic director and athletic coach at Wenatchee Valley College, From 1956 to 1976, he was the athletic director and coach at Coast Union High School in Cambria, California. He was inducted into the Washington State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.^[2]

References

1. William Johnson Sewell, California Death Index, 1940-1997
2. "WSU Athletic Hall of Fame Members". Washington State University. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
3. Harry Grayson (November 21, 1941). "Duke's Lach Makes NEA All-America Team". The Rock Hill Herald.
4. Dillon Graham (December 12, 1941). "Three Juniors on 1941 All-American Team". The Evening Independent.