Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929)

American college basketball coach

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1930

Place of Birth: Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jan-2016

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

For the former coach at Charlotte, Clemson, and Virginia Tech, see Bill Foster (basketball, born 1936).William Edwin Foster (August 19, 1929 – January 7, 2016) was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University.
He is best known for guiding Duke to the NCAA championship game in 1978, and that year he was named national Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Foster was inducted into the Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame and was the first NCAA coach to guide four teams to 20-win seasons (Rutgers, Utah, Duke, and South Carolina).
Foster was a graduate of Elizabethtown College.