Bill Corbus
| Position | Guard / Kicker |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 5, 1911 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died: | January 8, 1998 (aged 86) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Stanford (1931–1933) |
| High school | Vallejo (CA) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| College Football Hall of Fame (1957) | |
William Corbus[1] (October 5, 1911 – January 8, 1998) was an American gridiron football player and supermarket executive. Best known for playing college football for Stanford University, he was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.
College career
[edit]Nicknamed "The Baby-Faced Assassin" due to his youthful appearance and athletic ferocity, Corbus, who acted as placekicker as well as offensive lineman, was Stanford's first two-time All-American in 1932 and 1933.[2]
In 1933, Corbus kicked two late field goals to defeat USC 13–7,[3] helping to fulfill a promise made by his teammates from the class of 1936—a group known as the Vow Boys—to never again lose to USC.[2] That year, Corbus helped Stanford the first of three straight Rose Bowl Game appearances before graduating as an honor student and student body president.[2]
After football
[edit]Corbus played in the era before the NFL draft, and did not continue in professional football. He worked for the A&P grocery store chain, retiring as vice-chairman in 1977.[4] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957 and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. His high school alma mater, Vallejo High School, named their football stadium for him.[2] He died in San Francisco, California in 1998.
References
[edit]- ^ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. October 1940. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via fold3.com.
- ^ a b c d "Hall of Famers: Bill "The Baby-Faced Assassin" Corbus". College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
- ^ "Football". Time. November 20, 1933. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
- ^ "Ten Gridiron Greats". Stanford Magazine. November–December 1997. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
- 1911 births
- 1998 deaths
- All-American college football players
- American football guards
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Players of American football from San Francisco
- Stanford Cardinal football players
- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
- American football placekickers
- Players of American football from Vallejo, California