Bill Quinlan

**Bill Quinlan**
Personal information
No. 84, 83, 85
Defensive end
Date of birth: June 9, 1932 (1932-06-09) (age 79)
Place of birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 1956 / Round: 3 / Pick: 37
Debuted in 1957 for the Cleveland Browns
Last played in 1965 for the Washington Redskins


Career history
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1954) Cleveland Browns (1957-1958) Green Bay Packers (1959-1962) Philadelphia Eagles (1963) Detroit Lions (1964) Washington Redskins (1965)
Career highlights and awards

Games played	111
Interceptions	3
Fumble recoveries	2
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William David Quinlan (born June 9, 1932) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and the Washington Redskins. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Quinlan played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1956 NFL Draft.

1 Early life
2 College career
3 Professional career
4 Personal life
5 References

Early life

Quinlan was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and attended Lawrence High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball.^[1] After graduating high school in 1951, Quinlan attended Staunton Military Academy in 1952 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame.^[2]

College career

Quinlan attended and played college football at Michigan State University.

Professional career

After graduating from Michigan State, Quinlan played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 1954.^[3] He was then drafted in the third round (37th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He joined the Browns in 1957 after serving in the United States Army in 1956.^[4] He was traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1959, along with Lew Carpenter, in return for Billy Howton.^[5] In 1963, The Packers traded Quinlan and running back John Symank to the New York Giants for a high draft pick. The Giants immediately traded Quinlan to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for defensive end Gene Gossage.^[4]

Personal life

Quinlan's father died when he was four years old, and his mother raised seven children.^[1] He currently lives in Lawrence, Massachusetts with his wife, Betty, and survived cancer.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Naming of ballpark after ex-Green Bay Packer irks Mount Vernon neighbors". The Eagle-Tribune. http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1876384441/Naming-of-ballpark-after-ex-Green-Bay-Packer-irks-Mount-Vernon-neighbors. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
^ "Staunton Military Academy Hall of Fame". Staunton Military Academy Alumni Association. http://www.sma-alumni.org/halloffame.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
^ "Quick Switch: Quinlan Will Join Packers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5G1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2920,3749533&dq=bill-quinlan&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
^ ^a ^b "Eagles Obtain Defensive End Bill Quinlan". Reading Eagle. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PxcrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BJ0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4024,4891958&dq=bill-quinlan&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
^ "Bill Howton". Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. http://packershalloffame.com/bill-howton/. Retrieved 2011-07-31.

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Green Bay Packers 1961 NFL Champions

Green Bay Packers 1962 NFL Champions

Persondata
Name	Quinlan, Bill
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	June 9, 1932
Place of birth	Lawrence, Massachusetts
Date of death
Place of death