College Football Hall of Famer and Houston legend Bill Yeoman passed away Wednesday at the age of 92.
The first representative from the University of Houston to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, Yeoman coached the Cougars for a remarkable 25 seasons from 1962 to 1986. His 160 victories are the most in Houston's history.
Yeoman was the man responsible for turning the University of Houston football program from relative obscurity into national prominence in two-and-a-half decades. He guided the Cougars to four Southwest Conference championships and 11 bowl games, posting a 6-4-1 mark in postseason competition.
Off the field, Yeoman played a key role early in the integration of college athletics with the signing of running back Warren McVea in 1964 as the Cougars’ first African-American Football student-athlete.
The Cougars had 17 winning seasons under Yeoman, including nine campaigns with at least eight victories. UH finished nationally ranked 11 times, concluding the 1976 season with its highest national ranking at No. 4 by both the Associated Press and United Press International.