 DeCorrevont on a 1948 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive back, running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 26, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | September 6, 1995 (aged 76) Largo, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) Austin | ||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1942 / round: 14 / pick: 126 | ||||||||
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William John DeCorrevont (November 26, 1918 – September 6, 1995) was an American football player who played for Northwestern University from 1938 to 1942 and multiple National Football League (NFL) teams from 1945 to 1949. He was born in Chicago on November 26, 1918, to Howard and Harriet (née Erickson) DeCorrevont and began both his football and baseball career at the now-defunct Austin High School on Chicago's West Side.[1][2]
- ^ Jauss, Bill (September 8, 1995). "Bill Decorrevont, Celebrated Prep Star, Dead At 76". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ Northwestern University Archives, William DeCorrevont Papers. Retrieved 2013-08-13.