Bill Raftery Parents: Who Are Bill Raftery’s Mother & Father?

The names of Bill Raftery’s parents are unknown. He was born in Orange, New Jery and grew up in an Irish Catholic family with Irish immigrant parents.

Raftery earned a BA in history from La Salle University in 1963 and MAE in education from Seaton Hall University in 1966. In 2001, he received an honorary doctorate from La Salle.

Bill Raftery began his coaching career at Fairleigh Dickinson University at Madison where he was the head coach from 1963 to 1968.

Raftery also served as an analyst and colour commentator for CBS Sports’ college basketball coverage since 1983. During CBS’ coverage of March Madness, Raftery frequently partnered with Verne Lundquist.

On June 27, 2013, Raftery signed with Fox Sports to call Big East basketball games on the upstart network Fox Sports 1 with Gus Johnson.