Bill Wyman (American football)

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 suffered from Parkinson's disease starting in approximately 1995 and died in June 2013.[2]

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
Consensus All-American (1973)

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. "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. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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