William P. Straub

(1951- ) born in Lincoln. College bowling coach and professional bowler, as head bowling coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 1983, his men’s teams have won national Intercollegiate Bowling Championships in 1990 and 1996, and his women’s teams in 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001 as well as the inaugural NCAA women’s national championship in 2004 and another in 2005; since bowling became an NCAA varsity sport in 1997, his women’s teams have achieved a winning percentage of more than .900, and he co-pioneered with UNL Athletic Director Bill Byrne the sport’s quest for NCAA championship status. Consult Bowling Magazine, February/March 1998, pp. 42-45 and Lincoln Journal Star, July 25, 1997, pp. C-1, C-3 and April 7, 2004, pp. C-1, C-3.

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