| Date of birth: | May 4, 1940 |
| Place of birth: | Shaw, MS |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Running back |
| College: | Miami (Ohio) |
| AFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 9 / Pick: 70 (By the Boston Patriots) |
| NFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 6 / Pick: 72 (By the New York Giants) |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1962-1966 1967 1968-1972 |
St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Detroit Lions |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
William Clarence Triplett (born May 4, 1940 in Shaw, Mississippi) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Miami University (Ohio) and was drafted in the six round of the 1962 NFL Draft by the Giants. Triplett was also selected in the ninth round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Boston Patriots.