Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame
Bill Haywood - Coach (1969-81)
Head baseball coach for 13 seasons (1969-81) and his 1981 team owns the distinction of winning Western Carolina's first-ever Southern Conference Championship. He led WCU's baseball teams to a 251-181 record that included NAIA District Six Championships in 1971 and 1972 and the 1981 Southern Conference's first division. A combined 14 of his players signed professional contracts and two reached the major league level where each played several seasons. He was a baseball All-America selection at the University of North Carolina and went on to pitch for the Washington Senators in the American League. Also managed in the Texas Rangers organization and was player personnel director for the Seattle Mariners.
