Sad news has hit Texas A&M as head coach Kevin Sumlin’s father has died.
Several media members, including some citing school officials, have reported that William “Bill” Sumlin — a coach and educator for high school football and basketball teams in Indiana — died on Sunday evening at the age of 81.
Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle reported that Kevin is in Indiana with loved ones, while Suzanne Halliburton of the Austin-American Statesman says that he won’t be with the Aggies for parts of this week during spring practice.
Kevin Sumlin's father William has passed away & Kevin is back in Indianapolis w/ his family. Mr. Sumlin was always very kind & helpful to me
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) March 7, 2016
Sad to hear Bill Sumlin has passed. He was a teacher & pioneering coach. Feel lucky to have gotten to know him & heard some of his stories.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) March 7, 2016
Prayers for @CoachSumlin family
— Tra Carson (@CoachTraCarson) March 7, 2016
Coach Sumlin and his father had an amazing relationship/friendship. One thing that always stood out to me was how proud Bill was of his son.
— Billy Liucci (@billyliucci) March 7, 2016
William "Bill" Sumlin, in 2012, about son Kevin. pic.twitter.com/q3DrFih221
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) March 7, 2016
The cause of death is unknown at the moment. We’ll update this story with more details as they are revealed.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
