West Liberty University Athletics

    A standout linebacker on the West Liberty football team from 1959-62, William Parry helped lead the Hilltoppers to back-to-back 7-2 seasons during his junior and senior years. Parry served as team captain for head coach George Kovalick during the 1962 season and was a first-team All-West Virginia Conference selection at linebacker. The hard-nosed gridder was also named to the 50th Anniversary WVIAC All-Time All-Star Football Team.
    After graduating from West Liberty in 1963, Bill went on to earn his Master’s Degree from West Virginia University. He also played professionally with the Wheeling Ironmen of the United Football League and was an assistant football coach at Bishop Donahue High School in McMechen, W.Va.
    Parry was vice-president of Sigma Beta Chi fraternity and served as a member of the Interfraternity Council. He was awarded Phi Beta Kappa in 1972. He spent 17 years working in the Duval County (Fla.) school system, serving as an assistant principal for 10 of those years. He later founded Parry Pools, Inc., which grew into the largest pool company in North Florida before he retired in Jacksonville, Fla.