William F. Giles (March 10, 1932 – May 28, 1998) was an American college football and

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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in Chadron, Nebraska from 1967 to 1971 and at

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in Hays, Kansas from 1972 until 1978, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 51–64–3. Giles was also the head baseball coach at Kearney State College—now known as the

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—from 1961 to 1964 and

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from 1965 to 1966. A native of Alliance, Nebraska, Giles played football as an

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at the

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from 1951 to 1954. He also lettered in baseball at Nebraska in 1952, 1954, and 1944. Giles died on May 28, 1998, in

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Head coaching record

College football

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