William Hilton Sargent (February 25, 1907 – March 18, 1963) was an American college, high school, and professional football coach.
Sargent also coached the Los Angeles Bulldogs and Hollywood Rangers, professional teams that played in California-based leagues.
Sargent attended Loyola Marymount University, where he played on the football team as a left end from 1928 to 1930, including a year under head coach Mike Pecarovich.
[4] Sargent resigned in April 1937 to take over as head coach at Loyola High School, also in Los Angeles, California,[5][6] "where he built up an enviable record," according to the Spokane Daily Chronicle.
[14] The United Press credited some of the success to Sargent's decision to move former USC end Bob Winslow to quarterback, which it called a "brilliant stroke of genius.
[16] By November, Sargent was coach of the Los Angeles Bulldogs, a member of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League.
[22] The organizers ran into difficulty when the league players demanded more money after they learned Buddy Young, former University of Illinois star halfback, would be paid $5,000 for his professional debut in the contest.
[21] In February 1947, Loyola Marymount hired Sargent as its head coach and athletic director, and awarded him a five-year contract.