William R. Cruse

William R. Cruse was an American football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach (1921 ) and head men's basketball coach (1922 to 1923 ) at Central College in Pella, Iowa.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Cruse was a member of the national championship 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team under Fielding H. Yost.