Bill Royce
| No. 85 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | 1993 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 14, 1971 Mount Gilead, Ohio |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Ashland (1990-93) |
| High school | Northmor |
| College Football Hall of Fame (2016) | |
Bill Royce (born July 14, 1971) is a former college football player for Ashland University. During his time with Ashland, Royce set the university record for most sacks from the 1991 to 1993 seasons. He ended his college football career in 1993 and set a National Collegiate Athletic Association career record with 71 sacks. In 2016, Royce was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Early life and education
Royce was born on July 14, 1971 in Mount Gilead, Ohio.[1] He went to Northmor High School and graduated from Ashland University in 1993.[2] From Ashland, Royce earned a Bachelor of Business Administration.[3]
Career
Royce began playing football while at Northmor in the late 1980s and received a partial scholarship from Ashland.[4] With Ashland, Royce held the record for most sacks per season from 1991 to 1993. He also played in the 1994 Snow Bowl.[5] After his time with the Ashland Eagles, Royce set the National Collegiate Athletic Association career sacks record with 71 sacks. Outside of football, Royce also competed in the throwing events of track and field.[6]
Apart from his college football career, Royce worked as a construction sales representative from 2001 to 2011. In 2011, he became a sales manager for a South Dakota construction company.[7]
Awards and honors
In the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference, Royce was named Defensive Player and Defensive Linemen twice alongside Player of the Year once in 1993. He was also nominated for the Harlon Hill Trophy from 1992 to 1993.[8] Royce was inducted into the Ashland University Hall of Fame in 2005[9] and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.[1]
References
- ^ a b "William Anthony Royce". College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Spencer, Jon (28 April 2017). "Still Bill: Ex-AU star humbled by College Football HOF honor". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Ashland's Bill Royce Selected to 2016 College Football Hall of Fame". Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Spencer, Jon (13 January 2016). "Of sacks and stardom: HOF elects AU great Bill Royce". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Bill Royce". National Football Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Cavadi, Wayne. "College football: Ashland defensive great Bill Royce to enter CFB Hall of Fame". NCAA. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Adds to Sales Staff". Construction & Demolition Recycling. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "College HOF elects AU, Northmor football star Bill Royce". Mansifeld News Journal. 8 Jan 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Harner, Andrew (7 December 2016). "Royce inducted to HOF". Ashland Times-Gazette. Retrieved 28 September 2018.