Bill Stits
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 Stits on a 1954 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 20, 26, 48 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive back Halfback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | July 26, 1931 Lomita, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 5, 2011 (aged 80) Palm Desert, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Narbonne | ||||||||
| College | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1954: 4th round, 44th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |||||||||
William David Stits (July 26, 1931 – December 5, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was selected in the fourth round of the 1954 NFL draft.
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- 1931 births
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- Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
- American football safeties
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- Detroit Lions players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Washington Redskins players
- New York Giants players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in California
- People from Lomita, California
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive back, 1930s birth stubs