Bio
Coach Bill Barton compiled more than 600 victories during his 35-year tenure at SFCC. He led three teams to the Region XVI Championships and led the Roadrunners to a pair of NJCAA National Tournaments. The first was during the 1971-72 season. SFCC finished that season with a 22-15 record. He led SFCC back to the National Tournament during the 1975-76 season, finishing with a 31-6 record. Coach Barton earned Region XVI Coach of the Year honors for both seasons.
Coach Barton coached 39 student-athletes who earned All-Region XVI honors and five student-athletes who earned NJCAA All-American honors during his time at SFCC. Many of the student-athletes Barton coached went on to continue their academic and athletic careers at four year colleges and universities.
Coach Barton was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1991. In 2010 he was inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the SFCC Roadrunner Athletics Hall of Fame.