Bill Springsteen
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Positions: Defensive End , Center |
Jersey number (s): - |
| born October 27, 1899 in New York City | |
| died on October 1, 1985 in Lakeville , Connecticut | |
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| Active : 1924 - 1928 | |
| College : Lehigh University | |
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| Games | 50 |
| as a starter | 43 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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William Watson "Bill" Springsteen (* 27. October 1899 in New York City ; † 1. October 1985 in Lakeville , Connecticut ) was an American American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played as defensive end and center with the Frankford Yellow Jackets and the Chicago Cardinals .
Player career
Bill Springsteen grew up in Detroit and attended high school there . There he played basketball and football. In 1919 and 1920 he was elected as a basketball player in the league selection, as a football player in the years 1918 and 1919 the election in the state selection of Michigan . After graduating from high school, he studied at Lehigh University , where he also played basketball and football . In 1923 he became the team captain of his football team.
In 1925, William Springsteen became a professional footballer with the Frankford Yellow Jackets, where his former fellow student Bill Hoffman was already under contract. The team's player coach was Guy Chamberlin , who used Springsteen in both offense and defense . In the 1925 season, the team from Frankford around the all-pro player Tex Hamer and the later member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame William R. Lyman , who had joined the team during the season, won 13 games and lost seven Encounters.
The year 1926 was the most successful playing year for Springsteen. The Yellow Jackets won 14 times, lost one game and drew twice. With this performance they won the NFL championship before the Chicago Bears trained by George Halas . For winning the championship, the team's players received a pocket watch as a championship bonus .
After the season, Springsteen moved with Chamberlin to the Chicago Cardinals . He was no longer successful in the championship. He ended his career after the 1928 season.
After the career
Bill Springsteen joined the US Navy after his playing career .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Awards from Bill Springsteen
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Yellow Jackets 1925
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Yellow Jackets 1926
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| SURNAME | Springsteen, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Springsteen, William Watson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1985 |
| Place of death | Lakeville , Connecticut |