Bill Roetzheim

William Henry Roetzheim, Jr. (August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2014) was an American gymnast, collegiate coach, and administrator. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. Roetzheim won gold at the 1951 Pan American Games, and he was also an army veteran who served in the Korean War.

Early life and gymnastics career Roetzheim was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1928. and led his school to win the team event. along with two silver medals, in the floor and pommel horse. During the 1940s and 1950s, Roetzheim went on to win seven AUU titles. He was part of the United States team that finished in seventh place in the team all-round event. Four years later, at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the US team finished in eighth place in the same event.

In 1968, Roetzheim became the gymnastics coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, a post he held until 1973. He oversaw the transition of the school's athletic program to NCAA Division I status in 1981 before leaving the role in 1985.

Roetzheim died in February 2014 in Plant City, Florida, at the age of 85.