Birth
name: William M. Dudley
Nickname: “Bullet” Bill
Birth date: December 24, 1921
Birth place: Bluefield, Virginia
High school: Bluefield's Graham High School
College: University of Virginia, class of 1966
College sports: Football
Professional teams played for: Pittsburg Steelers (1942, 1945-1946), Army Air
Corps football team (1944), Detroit Lions (1947-1949), Washington Redskins
(1950-1951, 1953)
Football position: Halfback, tailback, defensive back, field goal kicker, and
punt returner
Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
Weight: 182 lbs.
Current occupation: Semi-retired; He works part time with Life Insurance
DID YOU KNOW?
- Dudley was only 16 when he received a football scholarship to the University
of Virginia.
- Although not quick on his feet, Dudley acquired the nickname “Bullet” because
he always hit his target.
- "Bullet” Bill Dudley was named University of Virginia’s
first
All-American.He is the NFL’s first and only Triple Crown Winner, leading
the league in rushing (146 rushes, 604 yards), punt returns (27 returns, 385
yards, 14.2-yard
average), interceptions (10 interceptions returned for 242 yards) and lateral
passing.
- The Downtown Club of Richmond, Virginia sponsors the
Bill Dudley Award, a trophy given out each year to the state’s top
college football player.
- In June 2002 Dudley was chosen as one of the 70 greatest Washington Redskins.
- “Bullet” is a former NFL Alumni president.
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