William Gene Knuckles (April 25, 1928 – June 4, 2016) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from the 1969 to 1970 and at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana from 1974 to 1975. Knuckles was also the head basketball coach at Whitworth College—now known as Whitworth University—in Spokane, Washington from 1957 to 1960, tallying a mark of 24–57. He was hired in 1977 as athletic director and basketball coach at Northwest Christian High School in Spokane. Head coaching record College football References External links 1928 births 2016 deaths Basketball coaches from Iowa Idaho Vandals football coaches Louisville Cardinals football coaches McPherson Bulldogs football coaches Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears football coaches Southern Illinois Salukis football coaches Whitworth Pirates football coaches Whitworth Pirates men's basketball coaches High school basketball coaches in Colorado High school football coaches in Colorado High school basketball coaches in Washington (state) University of Denver alumni University of Northern Colorado alumni Sportspeople from Sioux City, Iowa