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'''William Henry Hull, Jr.''' is a former American collegiate and [[Professional Football]] player, a defensive end who played collegiately at [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]] and professionally with the [[American Football League]]'s [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]. He played only one season, but intercepted [[George Blanda]] late in the first overtime of Professional Football's longest championship game, in 1962. In that American Football League Championship game against the [[Houston Oilers]], Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two runs by [[Jack Spikes]] to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and [[Tommy Brooker]] kicked a field goal to give the Texans the win, 20 - 17.
'''William Henry Hull, Jr.''' is a former American collegiate and [[Professional Football]] player, a defensive end who played collegiately at [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]] and professionally with the [[American Football League]]'s [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]. He played only one season, but intercepted [[George Blanda]] late in the first overtime of Professional Football's longest championship game. In that [[1962 AFL season|1962]] [[American Football League playoffs|American Football League Championship]] game against the [[Houston Oilers]], Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two runs by [[Jack Spikes]] to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and [[Tommy Brooker]] kicked a field goal to give the Texans the win, 20 - 17.


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Revision as of 19:23, 27 July 2009

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William Henry Hull, Jr. is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player, a defensive end who played collegiately at Wake Forest and professionally with the American Football League's Dallas Texans. He played only one season, but intercepted George Blanda late in the first overtime of Professional Football's longest championship game. In that 1962 American Football League Championship game against the Houston Oilers, Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two runs by Jack Spikes to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and Tommy Brooker kicked a field goal to give the Texans the win, 20 - 17.

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