Bill Stanfill
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| Bill Stanfill | |
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 College Football Hall of Fame photo. |
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| Date of birth | January 13, 1947 |
| Place of birth | Cairo, GA |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| College | Georgia |
| NFL Draft | 1969 / Round 1/ Pick 11 |
| Pro Bowls | 5 |
| Awards | 1968 Outland Trophy |
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| 1969-1976 | Miami Dolphins |
| College Hall-of-Fame | |
William Thomas Stanfill (born January 13, 1947) is a former defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA).
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[edit] High school years
Stanfill attended Cairo High School in Cairo, Georgia, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball, and track and field. In football, as a senior, he was named the Class Double-A Lineman of the Year after leading his team to three Region Championships. In basketball, as a senior, he led his team to the state championship and was named the state tournament MVP. In track and field, he added three state discus and one shot put Double-A titles.
[edit] College years
Stanfill played defensive tackle at UGA from 1966 through 1968. He was awarded the Outland Trophy in 1968 and was named an All-American the same year. He received a B.S. degree from UGA in 1971.
[edit] Later life
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998, Stanfill lives in Leesburg, Georgia as of 2004 and is a real estate broker.
[edit] References
- What It Means to be a Bulldog: Vince Dooley, Mark Richt, and Georgia's greatest players, pp.143-146, Tony Barnhart ed., Triumph Books, 2004, ISBN 1-57243-645-X
[edit] External link
- databaseFootball: Bill Stanfill statistics
| Preceded by: Ron Yary |
Outland Trophy Winners 1968 |
Succeeded by: Mike Reid |
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