Bill Albright
American gridiron football player (1929–2013)
Date of birth | (1929-04-04)April 4, 1929 |
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Place of birth | Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Date of death | January 17, 2013(2013-01-17) (aged 83) |
Place of death | Spooner, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard (Offense & Defense) |
US college | Wisconsin |
High school | Horlick (Racine, Wisconsin) |
NFL draft | 1951 / Round: 20 / Pick 242 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1951–1954 | New York Giants |
1955–1957 | Toronto Argonauts |
1958 | Montreal Alouettes |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1955, 1956 (Off. & Def.) |
Career stats | |
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William Charles Albright (April 4, 1929 – January 17, 2013) was an all-star lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL).
Albright played college football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1] He was drafted in the twentieth round of the 1951 NFL draft by the New York Giants and played four seasons (47 games) with the team.[2] Most notably, he scored 1 touchdown on a fumble return.
He finished his career in the CFL. Playing 3 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts he was an all-star 3 times; twice in 1956, for both offensive and defensive line. He played one game for the Montreal Alouettes in 1958.[3][4]
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New York Giants 1951 NFL draft selections
- Kyle Rote
- Jim Spavital
- Ray Krouse
- Sonny Grandelius
- Jack Stroud
- Herb Hannah
- Joel Williams
- Fred Benners
- Hollie Donan
- Bill Murray
- Reds Bagnell
- Bob Hudson
- Paul Douglass
- Pat Flanagan
- Gene Vykukal
- Alan Pfeifer
- Bud Sherrod
- Frank Smith
- Billy Conn
- Bill Albright
- Bernie Lemonick
- Waldo Binkley
- Dick Yelvington
- Dick Kuh
- Chet Lagod
- Quincy Armstrong
- Charley Hubbard
- Hal Quinn
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