William Herschel Bobo
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Austin, Mississippi, U.S.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1896 Austin, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 1975 (aged 79) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Mississippi State |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Clarksdale Cubs |
| 1922–1923 | Greenswood Indians |
| 1923 | Paducah Indians |
| 1924–1928 | Hattiesburg Hubbers/Pinetoppers |
| 1929–1931 | Jackson Senators |
| 1932 | Memphis Chickasaws |
| 1933 | Jackson Senators |
| 1934 | El Dorado Lions |
| 1934–1936 | Jackson Senators |
| 1937–1938 | Blytheville Giants |
| 1939–1940 | Fort Smith Giants |
| Positions | Quarterback (football) Third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1927 | Mississippi State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1928 | Mississippi State Teachers |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1928 | Hattiesburg Hubbers/Pinetoppers |
| 1925–1928 | Mississippi State Teachers |
| 1929–1931 | Jackson Senators |
| 1933 | Jackson Senators |
| 1934 | Auburn |
| 1935 | Jackson Senators |
| 1937–1938 | Blytheville Giants |
| 1939–1941 | Fort Smith Giants |
| 1942 | Natchez Giants |
| 1945 | Hickory Rebels |
| 1947 | Helena Seaporters |
| 1951 | Clarksdale Planters |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1924–1928 | Mississippi State Teachers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–17–4 (college football) 31–17–1 (college basketball) 24–14–1 (collegebaseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1917) | |
William Herschel Bobo (January 16, 1896 – February 18, 1975) was an American minor league baseball player and manager, college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach, and athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State Teachers College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi—from 1924 to 1927, compiling a record of 9–17–4.[2] Bobo was also the head basketball coach at Mississippi State Teachers from 1924 to 1928, tallying a mark of 31–17–1, and the school's head baseball from 1925 to 1928, amassing a record of 19–10–1.[3]
On March 4, 1934, Bobo was hired as the head baseball coach at Auburn University, succeeding Sam J. McAllister.[4] He resigned several weeks later, on April 14, to work for a wholesale grocery firm in Jackson, Mississippi. He was replaced by Dell Morgan as Auburn's coach.[5]
Bobo was a native of Clarksdale, Mississippi. He died on February 18, 1975, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.[6]
