Bill Tierney

Bill Tierney
Biographical details
Born	September 26, 1952
Playing career
1970–1973	Cortland State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1984	RIT
1985–1987	Johns Hopkins (assistant)
1988–2009	Princeton
2010–2023	Denver
2024–Current	Philadelphia Waterdogs
Head coaching record
Overall	439–152
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship;
Awards
	As player: 1973 USILA Small College National Championship; As coach: 1992, 2015 F. Morris Touchstone Award; 2002 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame;

William G. Tierney (born September 26, 1952) is an American lacrosse coach who is the Head Coach for the Philadelphia Waterdogs. Previously, he led the men's lacrosse team at the University of Denver. Tierney is the first college lacrosse coach to win an NCAA DI Championship west of the Eastern Time Zone. He coached seven NCAA DI championship teams, including six at Princeton University and one at the University of Denver. Tierney's teams have had a combined winning percentage of .743.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest lacrosse coaches of all time.

Tierney joined the Philadelphia Waterdogs on March 28th, 2024

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