William Edward Dole Sr. (July 5, 1909 – February 7, 1966) was an American football coach.

Through his father, he is a descendant of Louis DuBois, Louis Bevier, Simon LeFevre, Andries LeFevre, and Christian Deyo, all patentees, or founders, of New Paltz, New York.

He married Helen Elizabeth Williams (1912–1964), a native of Beckley, West Virginia, on August 18, 1934, in Manhattan, New York.

[2] Dole died in his car at the age of 56, near his apartment in Newton, North Carolina, due to a heart attack on February 7, 1966.

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