Billy Wells (football player)
- Billy Wells (football player)
NFLretired
name=Billy Wells
position=Halfback
number=41
birthdate=birth date|1931|12|05
Menominee, Wisconsin
deathdate=death date and age|2001|12|25|1931|12|05
Altadena, California
debutyear=1954
finalyear=1960
draftyear=1954
draftround=5
draftpick=56
college=Michigan State
teams=
* Washington Redskins (1954-1957)
* Pittsburgh Steelers (1957)
* Philadelphia Eagles (1958)
* Boston Patriots (AFL) (1960)
stat1label=Rushing yards
stat1value=1,384
stat2label=Receiving yards
stat2value=725
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=9
nfl=WEL664464
highlights=
* Pro Bowl selection (1954)
* 1954 Rose Bowl MVP
William Prescott Wells (December 7, 1931 – December 25, 2001) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots. Wells played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1954 NFL Draft.
Wells later moved to Southern California. He formed a Dixieland band called Billy and his Bachelors. He also acted in a few television shows including Manhunt and Alfred Hitchcock presents. [WHERE ARE YOU NOW? Billy Wells. Green Bay Press Gazette, Sunday September 10, 1978 ]
Billy Wells died in December 2001. [ [http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2001/1231/1303789.html Wells remembered for 1954 Rose Bowl] . Associated Press. Tuesday, January 1, 2002]
References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1592653/ Billy Wells at the Internet movie database]
* [http://www.up-football.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3707&p=26201 Where Are You Now?- Billy Wells]
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