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William Urbanik Obituary
Age 75 - May 31, 2022
Bill Urbanik, 75, of Kernersville, NC, passed away Tuesday morning, May 31, 2022 of kidney failure. A native of Donora, PA, Bill was a 3-sport athlete in high school and member of the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame. He played college football at The Ohio State University, was a member of the 1968 Ohio State National Championship team that won the 1969 Rose Bowl, and was an Academic All-America Football Player in 1969. A graduate assistant football coach with the Young Thundering Herd at Marshall University following the 1970 plane crash spurred a career in coaching after earning his master's degree in health and physical education. After coaching a year at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester (KY), he returned to Marshall, then coached at Northern Illinois University before coming to Wake Forest University. A professional career soon followed with coaching positions with the Cincinnati Bengals, LA/Oakland Raiders, Sacramento Gold Miners (CFL), and XFL NY/NJ Hitmen, and scouting positions with the Raiders and Arizona Cardinals. His retirement years were spent teaching and coaching in high school.
Bill is survived by his wife of almost 50 years and a son, daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren. There will be no funeral or memorial following cremation.
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Ellen
September 15, 2024
Sorry to hear this. Condolences to Martha and Urson
Buddy Patterson
June 9, 2022
I always liked coach Urb... He was funny in that deadpan kind of way but always encouraging to me and I was an offensive player.. I saw him at a spring game once years later and we laughed and clowned around. I was then struck by his breadth of football knowledge and he was relating to me as an adult and much looser than when I was a player. I was very impressed by this different dimension of I observed that day all thos years later. He had the clear respect of his position players at WFU and really was a big part of that big year in Deaconland... He will be missed I'm sure by many... Martha thinking of you and your family during these days ahead... Kindest regards.. Buddy...
Michael Wisher
June 7, 2022
He was brutally honest and a funny man during my Football days at Wake Forest. I can still hear him chewing us out and clowning us in meetings. His opines and sarcasm will be missed. God bless and keep Ms Martha and the family.
Patricia Ruscitti LaMendola
June 7, 2022
To the Urbanik family, please accept my sincere sympathy. I grew up and went to St. Dominic School with Bill. He was a very kind and good friend. I am saddened by his death. Bill, may you Rest In Peace.
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