William ‘Bill’ Urbanik – Kernersville, N.C.

William “Bill” Urbanik, 75, of Kernersville, N.C., passed away Tuesday morning May 31, 2022, of kidney failure. A native of Donora, Pa., Bill was a three-sport athlete in high school and a 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. He was a graduate assistant football coach with the Young Thundering Herd at Marshall University following the 1970 plane crash. That 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, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, Sacramento Gold Miners (CFL), and XFL New York/New Jersey Hitmen, as well as 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 two grandchildren. There will be no funeral or memorial following cremation.