Bill Terry (1898–1989) was a Major League Baseball player and manager.
William Harold Terry was a Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. He stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg). Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999, he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Giants retired Terry's uniform number 3 in 1984; it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of AT&T Park. Nicknamed "Memphis Bill", he is most remembered for being the last National League player to hit .400, a feat he accomplished by batting .401 in 1930.
Bill Terry may also refer to:
- Bill Terry (wrestler) (1942–1999), Canadian professional wrestler
- Bill Terry (NASCAR owner), NASCAR car owner from the early 1980s
- Bill Terry (author), author of Blue Heaven: Encounters with the Blue Poppy
- Bill Terry (ice hockey) (born 1961), ice hockey player
Bill Terry is a former NASCAR car owner. His cars raced in NASCAR between 1982 and 1986. He is best known for offering Alan Kulwicki a ride in his car, which led to Kulwicki racing for Terry during five races in 1985 and fourteen in 1986. Terry left the sport at that time. Kulwicki bought Terry's equipment and used it for the rest of the season to win the 1986 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year. Kulwicki later became the 1992 Winston Cup champion. Other drivers to race for Terry include Tommy Ellis, Bob Jarvis, Butch Lindley and Bosco Lowe.
Billy Terry is an author and CBC executive who lives in British Columbia, Canada.
William Charles Terry is a former professional ice hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Minnesota North Stars. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.
