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Kay is listed as team MVP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/060904aab.html|title=Iowa's All-Time Team MVPs}}</ref> Kay helped clear the way for Bob Smith, the team's first 500-yard rusher since Ozzie Simmons in 1936.<ref name=bythenumb>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CGcCwMnuae0C&pg=PT143#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=143|title=Hawkeye Greats, by the Numbers|author=L. Hammes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19471003.2.59#|title=Kay Named Iowa Game Captain|date=October 3, 1947|work=Daily Illini}}</ref> |
Kay is listed as team MVP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/060904aab.html|title=Iowa's All-Time Team MVPs|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054849/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/060904aab.html|archivedate=2013-09-21|df=}}</ref> Kay helped clear the way for Bob Smith, the team's first 500-yard rusher since Ozzie Simmons in 1936.<ref name=bythenumb>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CGcCwMnuae0C&pg=PT143#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=143|title=Hawkeye Greats, by the Numbers|author=L. Hammes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19471003.2.59#|title=Kay Named Iowa Game Captain|date=October 3, 1947|work=Daily Illini}}</ref> |
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| Position: | Tackle |
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| Born: | April 4, 1925 Walnut, Iowa |
| Died: | May 23, 2007 (aged 82) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Iowa |
| NFL draft: | 1949 / Round: 4 / Pick: 35 |
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William A. "Bill" Kay (April 4, 1925 – May 23, 2007) was an American football tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Iowa.
University of Iowa
Kay was a prominent member of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team of the University of Iowa.
1946
Kay is listed as team MVP.[1] Kay helped clear the way for Bob Smith, the team's first 500-yard rusher since Ozzie Simmons in 1936.[2][3]
1948
He was selected second-team All-American[4] and first team All-Big Nine by the Associated Press.[5][6] He led the conference in minutes played.[2] In his final game, he blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for an Iowa touchdown in a win over Boston University.[2][7] Kay also played in all-star football games.[8][9]
New York Giants
Kay entered the 1949 season injured.[10] He was drafted in the 4th round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Kay was one of seven tackles signed to the team in 1949.[11] Kay signed a one-year contract reportedly worth $6,750.[12]
References
- ^ "Iowa's All-Time Team MVPs". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c L. Hammes. Hawkeye Greats, by the Numbers. p. 143.
- ^ "Kay Named Iowa Game Captain". Daily Illini. October 3, 1947.
- ^ Ted Smits (1948-12-01). "Bear Guard on A.P.A.A. Eleven". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ "All Big 9 Gridders". Lawrence Daily Journal-World (AP story). November 23, 1948. p. 10.
- ^ "Wolves Land 4, Illini None On First All-Big 9 Eleven". Daily Illini. November 23, 1948.
- ^ "Iowa's Mt. Rushmore: OT".
- ^ Raymond Schmidt. Football's Stars of Summer: A History of the College All-Star Football Game. p. 306.
- ^ "Northern Coach Names Starter". St. Petersburg Times. December 24, 1948.
- ^ "Grid Injuries Part of Game Say Officials". The Milwaukee Journal. August 13, 1949.
- ^ "New York Giants Football Team Adds 7 Tackles". Times Daily. February 4, 1949.
- ^ "Giants Sign Tackle" (PDF). Philadelphia Inquirer. January 5, 1949.