Bill Lynch on the Late Bill Mallory: "Everyone Absolutely Loved Him"

May 26, 2018

"Mention Bill Mallory’s name in college football circles and the same themes come up time and time again. Integrity. Respect. Toughness. Leadership. Family." An article in today's Kokomo Tribune remembers Mallory, Indiana University's winningest all-time football coach, who died Friday at age 82.

Terry Hutchens writes, "Bill Lynch was Indiana’s head football coach from 2007-10 after taking over for Terry Hoeppner, who died in 2007. Lynch, who is now the head coach at DePauw, was also an assistant coach under Mallory at Indiana in 1993 and 1994." (photo at right: Lynch and Mallory, with their wives Linda and Ellie, served as honorary co-chairs of an IU blood drive in 2009)

Lynch says, "Everyone, whether it was a coach, a player, a trainer or a student manager, that was around Bill Mallory absolutely loved him. He was just phenomenal. He had great intensity, and no one was more demanding as a coach, but everybody loved him because he treated everyone with absolute respect."

Lynch adds, "He had a passion for college football that was unmatched, but the way he was with his family was truly a sight to see."

You'll find the complete story at the newspaper's website.

A member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame, Bill Lynch has also been head coach at Ball State and Butler. He's led the Tigers an 8-2 record in each of the past three seasons for second place finishes in the North Coast Athletic Conference.

The Tigers open their 2018 season at home against Central College of Iowa on Saturday, September 8.  Learn more at the team's official web page.

Source: Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune

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