William Stiles Rademacher (May 13, 1942 – April 2, 2018) was an American professional

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player who played as a

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for seven seasons for the

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and

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. He earned MVP honors in 1963 In January 1969 he played in

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. During Rademacher's tenure as assistant coach at

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, the football team went from a 0–10 season in 1974 to a 13–1 season in

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and won the NCAA Division II Football Championship. Rademacher became Northern Michigan's head coach in 1978, earning a record of 37–16–1 in five seasons and three NCAA Division II tournament appearances. He was named

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Coach of the Year in 1980, and Northern Michigan went 10–0 in the 1981 regular season. He left to coach the linebackers at Michigan State from 1983 to 1991. Rademacher was inducted into the

Hall of Fame in the 1981 and the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.

Head coaching record

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* * 1942 births 2018 deaths American football wide receivers American Football League players Boston Patriots players Michigan State Spartans football coaches New York Jets players Northern Michigan Wildcats football coaches Northern Michigan Wildcats football players Xavier Musketeers football coaches People from Menominee, Michigan Players of American football from Michigan {{widereceiver-1940s-stub