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William Melvin " Bill" Libby (November 14, 1927 – June 17, 1984) was an American writer and biographer best known for books on sports including 65 on sports figures.


Early years
Libby graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, also attended by several notable authors including . He served in the United States Navy from September 1945 to October 1948. He attended Indiana University from 1948 to 1951. Libby was sports editor of the then later worked for the New York Post.


Works
Libby wrote several books on sports figures including , , , A. J. Foyt, , , , , O. J. Simpson, , and as well as books on hockey, auto racing, professional football, and college football.

He also co-wrote several books on celebrities and sports people including , the Roosevelt family, , , , , , , and .


Libby national champions
Libby's 1975 book Champions of College Football selected a single college football national champion from the 1900 to 1974 college football seasons.
(1975). 9780801511967, Hawthorne Books, Inc.. .
As the highest level of college football does not have an official national champion, Libby's selections are often referenced by the athletic department of the selected university.

Six of Libby's champions, for the years (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1931, 1936), were not selected for that year as national champion by any NCAA-designated "major selector".

Fielding H. Yost
Fielding H. Yost
Henry Williams
Amos Alonzo Stagg
William Roper
William F. Knox
Howard Jones
Glenn "Pop" Warner
Glenn "Pop" Warner
Charles Daly
Glenn "Pop" Warner
Andy Smith
Howard Jones
Wallace Wade
Dana X. Bible
William Alexander
Howard Jones
Frank Thomas
Homer Norton
Clark Shaughnessy
Bennie Oosterbaan
Henry Sanders
Ben Schwartzwalder
John McKay
John McKay
John McKay

† Champion not selected by any NCAA-designated "major selector".


Awards
In 1964, Libby was named National Magazine Sportswriter of the Year. He was named to the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.


Family
Libby and wife Sharon had two daughters, Allyson and Laurie Libby.


See also
  • Bill Libby Memorial Award
  • College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS

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