Bill Wendt

Bill Wendt
Personal information
Born	(1915-03-20)March 20, 1915 Chicago, Illinois
Died	March 12, 1966(1966-03-12) (aged 50) Arlington Heights, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	DePaul Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
College	DePaul (1935–1936)
Position	Forward
Career history
As player:
1937–1938	Chicago Demons
1938	Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
As coach:
1940–1942	DePaul

William Lester "Bill" Wendt (March 20, 1915 – March 12, 1966) was an American college men's basketball coach and professional player. He was the head coach of DePaul University from 1940 to 1942,^[1] guiding them to a 23–20 record. Wendt had played at DePaul during the late 1930s and had a brief professional playing career with the National Basketball League's Hammond Ciesar All-Americans.

References

↑ William Wendt, Former DePaul Coach Dead at 50

External links

NBL stats

DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball head coaches

Robert Stevenson (1923–1924)
Harry Adams (1924–1925)
Eddie Anderson (1925–1929)
Jim Kelly (1929–1936)
Tom Haggerty (1936–1940)
Bill Wendt (1940–1942)
Ray Meyer (1942–1984)
Joey Meyer (1984–1997)
Pat Kennedy (1997–2002)
Dave Leitao (2002–2005)
Jerry Wainwright (2005–2010)
Tracy Webster # (2010)
Oliver Purnell (2010–2015)
Dave Leitao (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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