Bill Staley

William Patrick Staley
No. 76
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1946-09-09) September 9, 1946
Place of birth: Walnut Creek, California
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College: Utah State Aggies football
NFL draft: 1968 / Round: 2 / Pick: 1
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Fumbles: 2

William "Bill" Patrick Staley (born September 9, 1946) is a former American football player. He played five years as an AFL and NFL football player for a total of 49 games. Two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, three with the Chicago Bears[1][2]

College career

Staley played defensive end at Utah State.[3] The 25 most highly drafted football players from Utah State.[4] Beban heads list for Heisman Trophy Title and Staley was among the top 10 which included Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson[5] While at Utah, Staley was Playboy 1967 All-American Defense [6] Staley played 49 games (21 starts) for the Bengals And the Chicago Bears over five seasons on the defensive line.[7]

During the second to last game at Utah state Staley suffered a shoulder separation [8]

Utah State inducted Staley in the Hall of Fame class of 1995 [9]

Professional career

Staley was selected in the second round of the 1968 NFL draft. He has the distinction of being the second-pick ever by the Cincinnati Bengals franchise.[10] Staley played under Paul Brown who founded the Cincinnati Bengals

Life after Football

Staley lives on a farm in California with his wife with chronic headaches, a crippled body, and the beginning of dementia.[11] Staley has Traumatic Brain Injury sustained from playing in the NFL. He wears a whistle around his neck to blow to end the anger like the NFL referees when he has outbursts.[12]

Personal life

Staley married his wife Nona and they have two children.[13]

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