University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Executive Assistant to Head Coach
William Prince is in his first season as the Executive Assistant to the Head Coach, and will oversee the athletic, educational and social development of the squad.
He comes to Hattiesburg by way of Alcorn State,where he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach and equipment manager from 2012-16. Some of his achievements include decreasing team injuries by 72 percent and preparing the athletic equipment budget.
Prince previously held three jobs in the private sector, most recently working from 2011-12 as Assistant General Manager/Director of Sales at the Fayetteville Athletic Club (Arkansas). He managed 160 employees in that role while also implementing the Fast Trac sales system and increasing bottom-line sales by $8,000 over a month-long period.
Other positions include serving as General Manager at Beaumont Health and Fitness in Beaumont, Texas (2003-11), and Bally Total Fitness in Kansas City and Dallas (1997-03). Prince oversaw all daily operations, including staff and profits while also auditing systems and managing department heads.
Prince was an All-American by three different publications, including Parade Magazine, at Warren Central High School. He then headed to Mississippi State in 1988, where he started all four years and scored 15 rushing touch- downs.
He obtained a Fitness Management degree from the university.
