Bill Springsteen

William Watson " Bill" Springsteen ( born October 27, 1899 in New York City; † 1 October 1985 ) was a U.S. American football player in the National Football League ( NFL). He played as a defensive end and center at the Frankford Yellow Jackets and the Chicago Cardinals.

Playing career

Bill Springsteen grew up in Detroit, where he attended high school. There he played basketball and football. 1919 and 1920 he was elected as a basketball player in the league selection as a football player was in the years 1918 and 1919 election to the state selection of Michigan. After finishing school, he studied at Lehigh University, where he also played basketball and football. In 1923 he was captain of his football team.

In 1925, William Springsteen professional football at the Frankford Yellow Jackets, where his former classmate Bill Hoffman was already under contract. Player-coach of the team, Guy Chamberlin, Springsteen began both on offense, as well as in Defense. In the season of 1925 was the team from Frankford to the All- Pro players Southwestern Hamer and later a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame William R. Lyman, who was encountered in the course of the season for the team, winning 13 games and lost seven encounters.

The year 1926 was the most successful game year after Springsteen. The Yellow Jackets went 14 times win the game, lost a game and played twice in a draw. They won with this performance the NFL Championship against the trained by George Halas Chicago Bears. For winning the championship, the players of the team were given a pocket watch as a master premium.

After the season, Springsteen moved with Chamberlin to the Chicago Cardinals. A championship success it was no longer possible. He finished his career after the season 1928.

After the career

Bill Springsteen joined after his playing career in the U.S. Navy.

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