William Sharpe (1988) - UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

Basketball Letter-winner 1936-1939
Team Captain 1939
Baseball Letter-winner 1937-1939
Signed professionally with the Cincinnati Reds
Served with the Navy Amphibious Forces, 1943-1946; took part in the Normandy Invasion
Coached for four years in Indiana High Schools
Spent 31 years as a Coach at the University of Nebraska; 31 years as head baseball coach and 17 years as an assistant basketball coach
Retired in 1986 after 40 years overall with the Nebraska Athletic Department
Organized the “Cornhuskers Beef Club," a fund raising organization for the University of Nebraska Athletic Department
Organized the Chamber of Commerce Midget Baseball League
Named District 5 Coach of the Year by the American Association of College Baseball Coaches 1992
Honored by the American Association of Collegiate Coaches for college Baseball Leadership
Received the Omaha Sportscasters Award 1978
Inducted into the Nebraska Semi-Pro Hall of Fame 1978