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Billy Tohill (born c. 1939 in Batesville, Mississippi) is a former American football coach. He served as head coach at Texas Christian University from 1971-73.
A native of Batesville, Mississippi, Tohill played at Mississippi State University from 1958-60. He served as an assistant at TCU before taking over as head coach for Jim Pittman, who died midway through the 1971 season. Tohill compiled a 11–15 record overall at TCU. He was fired after the 1973 season. He had a serious automobile accident that left him with a prosthetic leg. One of his final coaching jobs was at Pelham High School in Alabama, where in 1986 he coached the Panthers in their first winning season ever.