Willis Charles "Billy" Edson (September 25, 1874 – March 5, 1965) was an American college football player, coach, lawyer, and politician in Iowa.
He transferred to the University of Iowa, where he played two seasons on the football team and earned his bachelor's degree.
As a junior in 1899, he helped Iowa to an 8–0–1 record, with the tie being a 5–5 draw against Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons team.
[5] After obtaining his law degree in 1901, Edson spent one season as an assistant football coach at the University of Northern Iowa before beginning a long and successful legal and political career.
For his long-standing support of the college, Buena Vista renamed their gymnasium, Victory Hall, in his honor.