Rollie Williams

Teams coached: Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa record: 139-131 (.515)
Overall record: 139-131 (.515)

Roland Franklin Williams
Born October 11, 1897
Died April 5, 1968
Hometown: Edgerton, Wisconsin
Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin (BA, 1923)
The Wisconsin-native played three sports for the Badgers: basketball (for Hall of Fame head coach Walter “Doc” Meanwell), football (for head coach John R. Richards) and baseball
- Briefly played pro football after graduation with the Racine Legion, an early NFL franchise
- Williams was later inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame (class of 1960)
First coaching position was at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, where he led the basketball, football and baseball teams
Williams became the head basketball coach at Iowa in 1929, coaching the Hawkeyes for the next 13 years (14 in total)
- Went 139-131 overall, stepping away in 1942 to serve in the US Navy during World War II
- Later returned to coach for the 1950-51 season, going 15-7
- Among his former players was Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick; the football star played basketball as a freshman
Worked at the University for a total of 24 years, working in athletic administration after halting his coaching career
Died in 1968 at the age of 70 after suffering a heart attack at home in North Liberty, Iowa

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA University Division (now Division I) level only