Bill Svoboda
Appearance
No. 67, 31, 30 | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. | July 12, 1928
Died: | June 20, 1980 Houma, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 51)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Bonham (Bonham, Texas) |
College: | Tulane |
NFL draft: | 1950 / round: 3 / pick: 29 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
William Ray Svoboda (July 12, 1928 – June 20, 1980) was an American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the third round of the 1950 NFL draft. Svoboda died after suffering a heart attack while jogging.
His wife Joyce, who appeared on the Nov 4,1957 evening episode of “The Price Is Right” hosted by Bill Cullen, responded to his question about her size saying she was 4’10” and weighed 89lbs. She described William as 6’1” and 220lbs. While she didn't win any prizes, she received a Polaroid camera as a parting gift.
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Categories:
- 1928 births
- 1980 deaths
- American football linebackers
- Chicago Cardinals players
- New York Giants players
- Tulane Green Wave football players
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- People from Bonham, Texas
- Players of American football from Wichita Falls, Texas
- American people of Czech descent
- American football linebacker, pre-1930s birth stubs