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Bill Wyman (American football)

Bill Wyman
No. 50
Born:December 14, 1951
Died:June 19, 2013 (age 61)
Career information
Position(s)Center
CollegeUniversity of Texas at Austin
High schoolSpring Branch High School
Career history
As player
1971–1973Texas Longhorns
Career highlights and awards

William Henry Wyman (December 14, 1951 – June 19, 2013)[1] was a collegiate American football player. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and played at the center position for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1971 to 1973.[2] He was a consensus first-team selection to the 1973 College Football All-America Team.[3] He has been called "the anchor of Darrell Royal's final Southwest Conference championship teams."[2] He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 6th round of the 1974 NFL draft.[4][5] In 1974 training camp he competed with Warren Koegel to be the Jets' backup center but left camp a couple of times.[6][7] He was cut by the Jets before the start of the regular season.[8] He tried out with the Washington Redskins during their 1975 training camp but was cut before the season began.[9] He suffered from Parkinson's disease starting in approximately 1995 and died in June 2013.[2][10]

References

  1. ^ Dates of birth and death based on (1) obituary cited below, and (2) Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 [database on-line] for dates of birth and death.
  2. ^ a b c "Bill Wyman, 61, All-America center for Darrell Royal's SWC champions". Houston Chronicle. June 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jets select Bill Wyman". Longview News-Journal. January 31, 1974. p. 1-B. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Usher, George (August 10, 1974). "He leaves Jets waiting, wondering". Newsday. p. 25. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McKenna, Charley (September 5, 1974). "Disappearing center muses over future". Newsday. p. 141. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wyman on final 'casualties' list". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1974. p. 35. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders finally nab Hendricks; 3 jailed". Daily Press. August 8, 1975. p. 28. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Suzanne Halliburton (June 21, 2013). "Bill Wyman 1951-2013: Longhorns center was consensus All-American; Three-year starter was a finalist for the Lombardi Award". Austin American-Statesman. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
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