Coach William Shellenberger

Coach William Shellenberger. . , Lynchburg College's legendary coach William H. (Bill) Shellenberger, once touted as the "winningest soccer coach in America," put Lynchburg College on the map as a men's soccer powerhouse., His thirty-one consecutive winning seasons (1956 to 1987) set a record of 371 wins, 167 losses, and 48 ties, earning him all three of soccer's top national awards, the first coach in America to be so honored. He was inducted into eight halls of fame, named Coach of the Year twenty- eight times, and recognized in 1991 by the Virginia General Assembly., Known as "the father of Lynchburg College soccer," Coach Shellenberger joined the LC faculty in 1952 and introduced soccer to the College and the Lynchburg area. He created a passion for the sport, and in 1954 the LC Hornets became the fourth team in Virginia to play soccer at the collegiate level. Coach Shellenberger is credited with being a major force in the growth of collegiate soccer. As coach, professor, and athletic director, he worked with more than three hundred players. , In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, Lynchburg College named Shellenberger Field in the coach's honor in 1990, shortly after his retirement in 1989., Despite the passing of years, the Shellenberger legend lives on. He is revered not only as an outstanding coach, but as an honorable man.