William Ingraham Koch (/ˈkoʊk/; born May 3, 1940) is an American businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992. Forbes estimated Koch's net worth at $4.0 billion in 2012 from oil and other investments.
Koch is the son of Mary (née Robinson) and Fred C. Koch, founder of Koch Industries, a business empire based on oil refining. His paternal grandfather, Harry Koch, was a Dutch immigrant, who founded the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper and was a founding shareholder of Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway. Koch attended Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana, He graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a master's, and a doctoral degree in chemical engineering all from MIT.
Koch worked in his family's company. He and his eldest brother Frederick R. Koch had inherited Koch Industries stock. In 1983 the stock netted them $800 million in a sale to their brothers, Charles and David.
Legal disputes against Charles and David lasted some two decades. Bill and his eldest brother, Frederick, sided with J. Howard Marshall III, J. Howard Marshall II's eldest son, against Charles and David at one point, in order to take over the company. In 2001, Koch reached a settlement where he had charged the company was taking oil from federal and Indian land. This settlement ended all litigation between the brothers. CBS News reported that Koch Industries settled for $25 million, and Bill received one-third of the settlement for bringing the suit.
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Bill Koch is an American football coach in the United States.
Koch was the head college football coach for the Valparaiso Crusaders located in Valparaiso, Indiana. He held that position for 12 seasons, from 1977 until 1988. His coaching record at Valparaiso was 43 wins, 71 losses and 3 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2013 season, this ranks him #5 at Valparaiso in total wins and #10 at the school in winning percentage (.380).
While at Valparaiso, he also worked as an assistant basketball coach.
William Conrad "Bill" Koch (born June 7, 1955) is an American ski racer and the first world-class cross-country skier from the United States.
A native of Brattleboro, Vermont, he is a graduate of the nearby The Putney School in Putney. He originally competed in the NIS in the Nordic combined, but later switched to cross-country skiing. In 1974, he became the first American to win a medal in international competition, placing third in the European junior championships.
Koch won the silver medal in the 30 km event at the 1976 Winter Olympics, becoming the first American to win an Olympic medal in Nordic skiing. He remains the only North American male to win an Olympic medal in this event. Koch also finished sixth in the 15 km event at those same Winter Games. Koch has the world record time for 30k set on South Pond in Marlboro, Vermont.
Stress caused by media pressure, along with asthma, plagued Koch after his early successes. Considered the top American sportsman at the 1980 Winter Olympics, he performed poorly and finished far out of contention in all of his races.
William Ingraham Koch (/ˈkoʊk/; born May 3, 1940) is an American businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992. Forbes estimated Koch's net worth at $4.0 billion in 2012 from oil and other investments.
Koch is the son of Mary (née Robinson) and Fred C. Koch, founder of Koch Industries, a business empire based on oil refining. His paternal grandfather, Harry Koch, was a Dutch immigrant, who founded the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper and was a founding shareholder of Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway. Koch attended Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana, He graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a master's, and a doctoral degree in chemical engineering all from MIT.
Koch worked in his family's company. He and his eldest brother Frederick R. Koch had inherited Koch Industries stock. In 1983 the stock netted them $800 million in a sale to their brothers, Charles and David.
Legal disputes against Charles and David lasted some two decades. Bill and his eldest brother, Frederick, sided with J. Howard Marshall III, J. Howard Marshall II's eldest son, against Charles and David at one point, in order to take over the company. In 2001, Koch reached a settlement where he had charged the company was taking oil from federal and Indian land. This settlement ended all litigation between the brothers. CBS News reported that Koch Industries settled for $25 million, and Bill received one-third of the settlement for bringing the suit.