Ed Coil

Edwin E. Coil (October 28, 1931 – February 15, 2021) was an American business executive with the Zollner Corporation who served as general manager of the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975.

Coil was born October 28, 1931, in Willshire, Ohio. He graduated from Spencerville High School and the International Business College. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. Author Steve Addy credited Coil with keeping the team financially stable despite many years of poor attendance. Coil hired the team's first and second African-American head coaches (Earl Lloyd and Ray Scott) and put together a team that made the 1974 NBA playoffs. Coil was the only member of the Pistons management team to be retained after Bill Davidson purchased the team in 1974.

Coil also spent eighteen years on the Adams County Commission and was county treasurer for one year. Coil died on February 15, 2021, in Decatur, Indiana.