Born: July 23, 1953
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Year Induction: 2005
Wingfield High School, Jackson, MS (1966-1970)
Belhaven College, Jackson, MS (1970-1974)
Ole MIss Lady Rebels Tennis Team Head Coach (1979-1982)
Ole Miss Men’s Tennis Team Head Coach (1983-present)
Through MSHOF Selection (2005):
Intersectional Coach, Southern Tennis Association National Championship Team Tourny (’88)
Director, SkyTel National Collegiate Clay Court Championships (’93, ‘94)
Director, Boys 18 National Interscholastic Championships (only USTA national junior tourny held in MS) (1993-1997)
MS Tennis Association Coach of the Year (’94-’95, ‘97)
USPTA Southern Division Coach of the Year (’95, ‘02, ’04)
ITA Southest Region Coach of the Year (’04)
Belhaven College Athletic Hall of Fame (’00)
Billy is one of only 7 active NCAA Division I tennis coaches to lead a team to the NCAA Tennis Championship finals and only one of three active Division I coaches to lead a team to four or more Final Fours. His four SEC titles rank favorably with fellow Ole Miss MSHOF coaching members Tom Swayze (4 in baseball) and Johnny Vaught (6 in football). Chadwick was the longest-tenured coach in Ole MIss athletic history at the time of his induction.
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