Bill "Brother" Oliver is a former college football coach. He served as a head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga from 1980-1983. He is best known as a defensive coordinator at both Alabama Crimson Tide football and at Auburn, the latter where he also served as interim head coach in 1998.
Oliver attended the University of Alabama, where he played for Coach Paul W. Bryant from 1959-1961 as a defensive back. After coaching for high schools in Alabama, Oliver joined Auburn as a secondary coach in 1966 under coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan. Oliver remained at Auburn until 1970, when he left for the same position at Alabama. In 1980, Oliver became head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga, a position he held until 1983. Oliver was the defensive coordinator for the Memphis Showboats of the USFL in 1984 and 1985, and then coached the secondary at Clemson. In 1990, Gene Stallings hired Oliver as a secondary coach and promoted him to defensive coordinator in 1993. [1] While at Alabama, athletic director Hootie Ingram promised that Oliver would succeed Stallings, but this changed in 1995 as Ingram was fired when the program faced NCAA sanctions. [2]. In 1996, Oliver accepted a position as Auburn's defensive coordinator, which he held until 1998. After Terry Bowden resigned, Oliver served as interim head coach and was a candidate for the position. After Auburn hired Tommy Tuberville, Oliver retired from coaching football.
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