Bill Bates

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Bill Bates
Positions:
linebacker ,
safety 		Jersey number (s):
40
born June 6, 1961 in Knoxville , Tennessee
Career information
Active : 1983 - 1997
Undrafted in 1983
College : Tennessee
Teams
Career statistics
INTs     14th
INT yards     122
Sacks     18th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

William Frederick "Bill" Bates (born June 6, 1961 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) is a retired American American football player. He played as safety for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL).

college

Bates received a scholarship from the University of Tennessee in 1980 . There he played as a safety until 1983 four years football with the Tennessee Volunteers .

Professional time

Bates joined the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent in 1983. For a player who was never signed in a draft entry , he began an extraordinary career. Bates was mostly used in situations where a fifth or sixth back defender is needed - in the so-called Nickel Defense or the so-called Dime Defense . However, it was mainly used in the special teams that come onto the field in situations where a punt or kick is executed or the execution of such a move is to be expected from the opponent. In this part of the team, Bates became the captain of the Dallas Cowboys. Bate's reliability and the respect he had earned from his teammates and opponents were so great that he still serves as an example for the classic special team player. The Cowboys, a mediocre football team at the time, built the special teams around Bates after Jerry Jones bought the team in 1989 and Jimmy Johnson took over as coach from Tom Landry .

By handing over high performers, such as running back Herschel Walker, to the Minnesota Vikings , draft rights were acquired and invested in acquiring new players. Many older players were not signed on, not so Bates; he stayed with the Cowboys until the end of his career. In the course of the next few years, numerous key players were hired as rookies or by other clubs - wide receiver Alvin Harper , halfback Emmitt Smith , fullback Daryl Johnston , quarterback Troy Aikman , tight end Jay Novacek or offensive tackle Erik Williams . In addition, wide receiver Michael Irvin , who has been playing with the Cowboy since 1988, managed to overcome a cruciate ligament tear . Jim Jeffcoat , who has been playing with the Cowboys for a long time , the defensive tackle Chad Hennings and the 1992 safety Darren Woodson helped to make a bulwark out of the defense . The Cowboys became the dominant football team of the 1990s.

Bates won the Super Bowl three times with the Cowboys - in the 1992/93 Super Bowl XXVII final against the Buffalo Bills with 52:17, in the 1993/94 Super Bowl XXVIII final again against the Buffalo team with 30:13 and in the 1995/94 final 96 Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers 27:17, although he was not used in the latter game due to an injury.

1997 Bates ended his career as a player after 15 seasons. As a defender, he managed 14 interceptions in 217 games during the regular season .

Honors

Bates played once in 1984 in the Pro Bowl , the final of the best players of all teams in a season. He is in the Hall of Fame in his hometown of Knoxville. Cowboy fans honored him five times with the Bob Lilly Award. The award is given to players with outstanding qualities as team leaders.

After the career

After his playing career, Bates was one of the coaches of the special teams in the Cowboys and later coach of the special teams of the Jacksonville Jaguars and is currently working as a trainer at a high school . He also runs a ranch .

Web links

source

  • Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
personal data
SURNAME Bates, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bates, William Frederick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Knoxville , Tennessee