Bill Lam was the University of North Carolina head wrestling coach from 1972 through 2003, leading the North Carolina Tar Heels to 15 Atlantic Coast Conference titles and 14 Top 20 finishes and five Top 10 finishes at the NCAA Wrestling tournament.

He coached 37 All-Americans, 93 ACC champions, five NCAA champions and four other NCAA finalists. C.D. Mock was the school’s first individual national champion in 1982 while current Cornell Wrestling head coach Rob Koll won in 1988 and T.J. Jaworsky won titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. T.J. was named National Wrestler of the Year and Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Championships in 1995. Bill was named ACC Coach of the Year 10 times and was also named NCAA Coach of the Year. He also served as UNC’s head cross-country coach and led the Tarheels to a conference championship.

Bill was a three-time All-American for Oklahoma Wrestling and set the Oklahoma Sooners career record for victories. Before taking over at North Carolina, he coached Norman (Oklahoma) High School for five years and led the Tigers to three runner-up finishes at the Oklahoma state high school wrestling tournament.

Since 2005 he has been president of Wrestling with Life LLC, a consulting firm focused on leadership with clients including Red Bull, General Motors, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.