Bill Dudley

Bill Dudley
	Dudley displayed on a Bowman card, 1948
No. 3, 35, 44
Position:	Halfback ; Safety ; Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	December 24, 1921; Bluefield, Virginia, U.S.
Died:	February 4, 2010 (aged 88); Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Graham ; (Bluefield, Virginia)
College:	Virginia (1939–1941)
NFL draft:	1942 / round: 1 / pick: 1
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1942; 1945–1946); Detroit Lions (1947–1949); Washington Redskins (1950–1951; 1953);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Most Valuable Player (1946); 4× First-team All-Pro (1942, 1946–1948); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1951, 1952); 2× Pro Bowl (1950, 1951); 2× NFL rushing yards leader (1942, 1946); NFL interceptions leader (1946); 2× NFL punt return yards leader (1942, 1946); NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; 80 Greatest Redskins; Washington Commanders Ring of Fame; Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team; Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor; Maxwell Award (1941); Consensus All-American (1941); Third-team All-American (1940); Virginia Cavaliers No. 35 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	3,057
Rushing touchdowns:	18
Receptions:	123
Receiving yards:	1,383
Receiving touchdowns:	18
Return yards:	3,258
Return touchdowns:	4
Interceptions:	23
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army Air Corps
Years of service	1942–1945
Battles/wars	World War II Pacific Theater; ;
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

William McGarvey Dudley (December 24, 1921 – February 4, 2010), nicknamed "Bullet Bill", was an American professional football halfback, safety and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Detroit Lions, and the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.^[1]^[2]^[3]