Bill Richter

Bill Richter
Biographical details
Born(1916-08-15)August 15, 1916
Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedNovember 20, 2007(2007-11-20) (aged 91)
Sublimity, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materMinot State (BA), University of Montana (MA), University of North Dakota (Ed.D)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1939–?Carter County HS (MT)
1946Minot State
1947Boise (assistant)
1948–1950Valley City State
1952–1953Valley City State
Basketball
1946–1947Minot State
1947–1948Boise
Baseball
1952–1954Valley City State
Head coaching record
Overall38–10–1 (college football)
14–9 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
5 NDIC (1946, 1949, 1950, 1952–1953)

William Blanchard Richter (August 15, 1916 – November 20, 2007) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach as well as a college president. During the 1947–48 season, he served as the head men's basketball coach at Boise State University.

Prior to his single season at Boise, Richter served as the head football coach (1946), head men's basketball coach (1946–1947), and athletic director at this alma mater, Minot State University.

Richter served as the head football coach at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota, from 1948 to 1950 and from 1952 to 1953. In 1975, he was named the college president of Ohlone College in Fremont, California, where he remained until his retirement in 1979.