Bill George (linebacker)

Games played:	173
Starts:	170
Interceptions:	18
Sacks:	28.5
Fumble recoveries:	19
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bill George
	George with the Chicago Bears
No. 72, 61
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	October 27, 1929; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	September 30, 1982 (aged 52); Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:	Waynesburg Central ; (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania)
College:	Wake Forest
NFL draft:	1951 / round: 2 / pick: 23
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1952–1965); Los Angeles Rams (1966);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1963); 8× First-team All-Pro (1955–1961, 1963); 8× Pro Bowl (1954–1961); NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; Chicago Bears No. 61 retired; 100 greatest Bears of All-Time; Wake Forest Demon Deacons No. 47 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	173
Starts:	170
Interceptions:	18
Sacks:	28.5
Fumble recoveries:	19
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Pro Football Hall of Fame


Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Wake Forest Demon Deacons
SoCon Championships
	1948 Lexington	Heavyweight
	1949 Lexington	Heavyweight
	1952 Lexington	Heavyweight

William J. George (October 27, 1929 – September 30, 1982) was an American professional football linebacker who played for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).

George was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles south of Pittsburgh. He is among numerous legendary football players born in football-rich Western Pennsylvania. He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was the Bears second-round draft pick in 1951.