Bill Bryant (American football)
Date of birth | January 15, 1951 |
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Place of birth | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Cornerback |
US college | Grambling |
NFL draft | 1974 / Round: 6 / Pick: 153 (By the Cincinnati Bengals) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1976–1978 | New York Giants |
1978 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career stats | |
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William Bryant, Jr. (born January 15, 1951) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Career
Bryant played college football at Grambling College (now Grambling State University) and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Bryant was also drafted by the Houston Texans in the thirty-third round of the 1974 World Football League college draft. He signed with the Texans and began the 1974 season with them before switching to the Birmingham Americans midway through the season when the Texans encountered financial difficulties.[1] He played for the Birmingham Vulcans in the WFL's ill-fated 1975 season until the league folded on October 22, 1975.
References
- ^ "Birmingham Going After Win No. 11". Florence Times. Associated Press. September 19, 1974. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- Birmingham Americans players
- Birmingham Vulcans players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Grambling State Tigers football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- New York Giants players
- Sportspeople from Shreveport, Louisiana
- American football defensive back, 1950s birth stubs