Changes: Bill Bryant (American football)

**Bill Bryant (American football)**
Date of birth:	January 15, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth:	Shreveport, Louisiana
Career information
Position(s):	Cornerback
College:	Grambling
NFL Draft:	1974 / Round: 6 / Pick: 153; (By the Cincinnati Bengals)
Organizations
Playing stats at NFL.com

Latest revision as of 23:51, 28 August 2019

William Bryant, Jr. (born January 15, 1951) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Career

Bryant played college football at Grambling College (now Grambling State University) and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Bryant was also drafted by the Houston Texans in the thirty-third round of the 1974 World Football League college draft. He signed with the Texans and began the 1974 season with them before switching to the Birmingham Americans midway through the season when the Texans encountered financial difficulties.^[1] He played for the Birmingham Vulcans in the WFL's ill-fated 1975 season until the league folded on October 22, 1975.

References

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-'''William Bryant, Jr. ''' (born January 15, 1951 in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]) is a former [[American football]] [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]].
+'''William Bryant, Jr. ''' (born January 15, 1951) is a former [[American football]] [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]].
 ==Career==
+Bryant played [[college football]] at Grambling College (now [[Grambling State University]]) and was drafted in the sixth round of the [[1974 NFL Draft]] by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].  Bryant was also drafted by the [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] in the thirty-third round of the 1974 [[World Football League]] college draft. He signed with the Texans and began the 1974 season with them before switching to the [[Birmingham Americans]] midway through the season when the Texans encountered financial difficulties.<ref name="ft740919"/> He played for the [[Birmingham Vulcans]] in the WFL's ill-fated 1975 season until the league folded on October 22, 1975.
-Bryant played [[college football]] at [[Grambling State University]] and was [[NFL draft|drafted]] in the sixth round of the [[1974 NFL Draft]] by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].  Bryant was also drafted by the [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] in the thirty-third round of the 1974 [[World Football League]] college draft. He signed with the Texans and began the 1974 season with them before switching to the [[Birmingham Americans]] midway through the season when the Texans encountered financial difficulties.<ref name="ft740919"/> He played for the [[Birmingham Vulcans]] in the WFL's ill-fated 1975 season until the league folded on October 22, 1975.
 ==References==
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-<ref name="ft740919">{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |work=Florence Times |title=Birmingham Going After Win No. 11 |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19740918&id=FBssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1094,3933294 |date=September 19, 1974 |accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>
+<ref name="ft740919">{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |work=Florence Times |title=Birmingham Going After Win No. 11 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19740918&id=FBssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1094,3933294 |date=September 19, 1974 |accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>
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-| NAME              = Bryant, Bill
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-| DATE OF BIRTH     = January 15, 1951
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Shreveport, LA]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
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-[[Category:Sportspeople from Shreveport, Louisiana]]
 [[Category:American football cornerbacks]]
+[[Category:Birmingham Americans players]]
+[[Category:Birmingham Vulcans players]]
+[[Category:Cincinnati Bengals players]]
 [[Category:Grambling State Tigers football players]]
+[[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]]
 [[Category:New York Giants players]]
-[[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Shreveport, Louisiana]]
-[[Category:Birmingham Americans players]]
-[[Category:Birmingham Vulcans players]]
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Career information
Date of birth:	(1951-01-15) January 15, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth:	Shreveport, Louisiana
Position(s):	Cornerback

College:	Grambling
NFL Draft:	1974 / Round: 6 / Pick: 153 (By the Cincinnati Bengals)
Organizations
Playing stats at NFL.com