Bill Wyman (American football)
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| Date of birth | December 14, 1951 |
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| Date of death | June 19, 2013 (age 61) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Center |
| US college | University of Texas at Austin |
| High school | Spring Branch High School |
| Career history | |
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| 1971–1973 | Texas Longhorns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Consensus All-American (1973) | |
William Henry "Bill" Wyman (December 14, 1951 - June 19, 2013)[1] is a former 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 suffered from Parkinson's disease starting in approximately 1995 and died in June 2013.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Bill Wyman, 61, All-America center for Darrell Royal's SWC champions". Houston Chronicle. June 24, 2013.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 28, 2014.