Bill Springsteen

Bill Springsteen
Date of birth: October 27, 1899
Place of birth: New York, New York, United States
Date of death: October 1, 1985 (aged 85)
Place of death: Lakeville, Connecticut, United States
Career information
Position(s): Center
End
Height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
College: Lehigh
High school: Northwestern (MI)
Organizations
As player:
1925-1926
1927-1928
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Chicago Cardinals
Career highlights and awards
  • NFL champion (1926)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

William Watson Springsteen was a professional football player for the National Football League's Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1925 until 1926. He won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets. He then played for the Chicago Cardinals during the 1927 and 1928 seasons. He attended Northwestern High School, located in Detroit, Michigan.

On December 8, 1923, during his junior year of college, Springsteen was elected captain of the Lehigh University football team.[1]

Notes

  1. "Lehigh Picks Springsteen". New York Times. December 9, 1922.