Bill Capps

Bill Capps

Profile
Positions	Tackle, guard
Personal information
Born	(1904-06-23)June 23, 1904 Pooleville, Oklahoma
Died	January 4, 1979(1979-01-04) (aged 74) Oklahoma City, OK
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school	Ada (OK)
College	East Central (OK)
Career history
Frankford Yellow Jackets (1929–1930) Minneapolis Red Jackets (1930)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Thomas Wilburn "Bill" Capps (June 23, 1904 – January 4, 1979) was an American football lineman. He played college football for East Central State University and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets (1929–1930) and Minneapolis Red Jackets (1930).

Early years and college

Capps was born in Pooleville, Oklahoma, in 1904. He moved to Randlett, Oklahoma, as a boy and attended Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma. He attended East Central State University, also in Ada, and played college football there.

Professional football

He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle and guard for the Frankford Yellow Jackets (1929–1930) and Minneapolis Red Jackets (1930). He appeared in 15 NFL games, 11 as a starter. He also played for the Tulsa Oilers of the American Football League in 1934.

Later years

After his football career ended, Capps owned a motel and a used car lot in Oklahoma City. He moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma, in 1960 where he was a partner in an auto dealership. He died in 1979 at age 74 of a heart ailment.