| Date of birth: | October 5, 1911 |
| Place of birth: | San Francisco, California |
| Date of death: | January 8, 1998 (aged 86) |
| Place of death: | San Francisco, California |
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| Position(s): | G |
| College: | Stanford |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
William Corbus (October 5, 1911 – January 8, 1998) was an American football guard who played for Stanford University.
College career[]
Nicknamed The Baby-Faced Assassin due to his youthful appearance and athletic ferocity, Corbus, who acted as placekicker as well as offensive lineman, was Stanford's first two-time All-American in 1932 and 1933.[1]
In 1933, Corbus kicked two late field goals to defeat USC 13-7,[2] helping to fulfill a promise made by his teammates from the class of 1936—a group known as the Vow Boys—to never again lose to USC.[1] That year, Corbus helped Stanford the first of three straight Rose Bowls before graduating as an honor student and student body president.[1]
After football[]
Corbus played in the era before the NFL draft, and did not continue in professional football. He worked for the A&P grocery store chain, retiring as vice-chairman in 1977.[3] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957 and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. His high school alma mater, Vallejo high school, named their football stadium for him.[1] He died in San Francisco, California in 1998.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Hall of Famers: Bill "The Baby-Faced Assassin" Corbus". College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30070. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ↑ "Football". Time. November 20, 1933. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,929608-1,00.html. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ↑ "Ten Gridiron Greats". Stanford Magazine. November/December 1997. http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/1997/novdec/articles/playcoach.html. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
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