Bill Stits
Appearance
No. 20, 26, 48 | |
![]() Stits on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
Date of birth | July 26, 1931 |
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Place of birth | Lomita, California, U.S. |
Date of death | December 5, 2011[1] | (aged 80)
Place of death | Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Safety |
US college | UCLA |
NFL draft | 1954 / Round: 4 / Pick: 44 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1954–1956 | Detroit Lions |
1957–1958 | San Francisco 49ers |
1959 | Washington Redskins |
1960–1961 | New York Giants |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 1 (1954) |
Career stats | |
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William David Stits (July 26, 1931 – December 5, 2011) was an American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1954 NFL draft.
References
[edit]- ^ "William David "Bill" Stits Obituary". The Desert Sun. Legacy.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2011 deaths
- Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
- American football safeties
- UCLA Bruins football players
- Detroit Lions players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Washington Redskins players
- New York Giants players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- Deaths from dementia in California
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in California
- People from Lomita, California
- American football defensive back, 1930s birth stubs