'''Bill Anttila''' (February 25, 1919 – February 2, 2011)<ref name="neptune">[http://neptunestockton.tributes.com/our_obituaries/William-Bill-K-Anttila-90696329 William "Bill" K Anttila obituary], Neptune Society of Northern California, Retrieved December 20, 2014</ref> was a long-time [[Americans|American]] [[water polo]] coach, and member of the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. When he retired in 1984 after 38 years of coaching, he was the winningest (759 wins in 1059 contests) water polo coach in the United States.<ref name="WPHOF">[http://www.usawaterpolo.org/sports/hof/mtt/william_k_anttila_838985.html Hall of Fame, William K Anttila], USA Water Polo, Retrieved December 20, 2014</ref> ==Biography== William "Bill" K Anttila was born in 1919. He died in 2011 in [[Stockton, California]].<ref name="neptune"/> ==Career== Antilla coached water polo for 38 years with colleges in California.<ref name="WPHOF"/> He coached swimming and water polo at [[San Joaquin Delta College|Stockton College]] from 1946 to 1984.<ref name="WPHOF"/> In 1947, he started the water polo program at the [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]]. Between 1963 and 1983, he coached the [[San Joaquin Delta College]] water polo team.<ref name="WPHOF"/> He retired from coaching in 1984.<ref name="WPHOF"/> ==Personal life== Anttila served as a pilot in the US Navy during [[World War II]]<ref name="WPHOF"/> He was married for 61 years to his wife Sisko; they had three children.<ref name="WPHOF"/> ==Honors and Awards== Anttila was Northern California Coach of the Year in 1975, and Coach of the Year by the California Coaches Association in 1978.<ref name="WPHOF"/> He was inducted into the [[University of the Pacific]] Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989, and to the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref name="WPHOF"/> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.usawaterpolo.org/sports/hof/mtt/william_k_anttila_838985.html Hall of Fame, William K Anttila], USA Water Polo *[http://www.usawaterpolo.org/genrel/021811aaa.html USA Water Polo Hall of Famer Bill Anttila Passes Away], USA Water Polo, February 17, 2011 [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:People from Stockton, California]] [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]]
