Bill Cubit
American football player and coach
William John Cubit (; born October 14, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. Cubit was the head football coach at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, first on an interim basis in the 2015 season and then promoted to the post full-time before his dismissal on March 5, 2016. Cubit served as the head football coach at Widener University from 1992 to 1996, and Western Michigan University from 2005 to 2012. Most recently, in 2019, he served as assistant head coach and running backs coach at his alma mater, the University of Delaware.
Early life and playing career
Cubit attended Sharon Hill High School in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. A three-sport "sensation", he played football, basketball and baseball in high school. Described as a scrambling quarterback, Cubit was a three-year starter at quarterback and finished his career with 96 pass completions for 1,746 yards and 20 touchdowns. He had five rushing touchdowns and 2,010 yards of total offense. Cubit also intercepted 17 passes in his career on defense, including six in one game (four in one quarter). He was named All-Delco defensive back is his senior season.
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