Date of birth: | March 12, 1959 |
Place of birth: | East Orange, New Jersey |
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Guard |
College: | Wake Forest |
NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 8 / Pick: 221 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1981-1988 1989-1991 |
New York Giants Green Bay Packers |
Playing stats at NFL.com |
William Donovan "Billy" Ard (born March 12, 1959 in East Orange, New Jersey) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Wake Forest University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1981 NFL Draft.
Ard grew up in Watchung, New Jersey, where he attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. He lives in Westfield, New Jersey and works as a financial advisor at UBS. Bill's other son, Brendan, broke records at his sport of choice, wrestling.[1][2]