Bill Libby

William Melvin "Bill" Libby
Born(1927-11-14)November 14, 1927[1]
Atlantic City, New Jersey
DiedJune 16, 1984[2]
Westminster, California
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materIndiana University
Notable worksChampions of College Football
Notable awards
  • National Magazine Sportswriter of the Year (1964)
  • Bill Libby Memorial Award (eponymous) (1968)
  • Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2004)
SpouseSharon
ChildrenAllyson, Laurie Libby

William Melvin "Bill" Libby (November 14, 1927 – June 17, 1984) was an American writer and biographer best known for books on sports including 65 on sports figures.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Index Record for William Libby (1927) Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem Death File", available online at Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ AP. "BILL LIBBY". Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  3. ^ "Bill Libby". The New York Times. 18 June 1984.
  4. ^ "The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana on June 17, 1984 · Page 30".