What is Bill Battle?
[[File:Bill Battle.jpg|right|thumb|Bill Battle]] '''William Raines Battle III''' (December 8, 1941 – November 28, 2024) was an American college athletics administrator and [[American football|football]] coach. He was the [[athletic director]] of the [[University of Alabama]] from 2013 to 2017. He was born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. He coached the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]] between 1970 and 1976. In August 2020, it was reported Battle was hospitalized for [[COVID-19]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29574416/ex-alabama-ad-tennessee-coach-bill-battle-coronavirus-expects-full-recovery Ex-Alabama AD, Tennessee coach Bill Battle has coronavirus, expects full recovery]</ref> He died on November 28, 2024 at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tennessee.rivals.com/news/former-tennessee-head-coach-bill-battle-dies |title=Former Tennessee head coach Bill Battle dies |first1=Noah |last1=Taylor |website=tennessee.rivals.com|date=November 28, 2024 |access-date=November 28, 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Battle, Bill}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:College football coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tennessee]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}