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'''William Henry Hull, Jr.''' (born August 4, 1940) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who played in the [[American Football League]]. Hull played [[college football]] at [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]]. He was selected by the [[National Football League]]'s [[Chicago Bears]] in the 3rd round (35th overall) of the [[1962 NFL Draft]] and the AFL's [[History of the New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]] in the 5th round (38th overall) of the [[1962 AFL Draft]] but did not play for either team. He played only one season professionally with the AFL's [[History of the Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]. He [[Interception (football)|intercepted]] [[George Blanda]] late in the first [[Overtime (sports)|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 [[History of the Tennessee Titans|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 (football)|field goal]] to give the Texans the win, 20 - 17.
'''William Harry Hull, Jr.''' (born August 4, 1940) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who played in the [[American Football League]]. Hull played [[college football]] at [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]]. He was selected by the [[National Football League]]'s [[Chicago Bears]] in the 3rd round (35th overall) of the [[1962 NFL Draft]] and the AFL's [[History of the New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]] in the 5th round (38th overall) of the [[1962 AFL Draft]] but did not play for either team. He played only one season professionally with the AFL's [[History of the Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]. He [[Interception (football)|intercepted]] [[George Blanda]] late in the first [[Overtime (sports)|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 [[History of the Tennessee Titans|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 (football)|field goal]] to give the Texans the win, 20 - 17.


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Revision as of 17:53, 28 September 2010

Bill Hull
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Position:Defensive end
Career information
College:Wake Forest
NFL draft:1962 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35
(By the Chicago Bears)
Career history
Career highlights and awards

William Harry Hull, Jr. (born August 4, 1940) is a former American football defensive end who played in the American Football League. Hull played college football at Wake Forest. He was selected by the National Football League's Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (35th overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft and the AFL's Boston Patriots in the 5th round (38th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft but did not play for either team. He played only one season professionally with the AFL's Dallas Texans. He 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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