Bill Hackett

Bill Hackett
Born:(1923-12-09)December 9, 1923
Died:June 2, 1995(1995-06-02) (aged 71)[1]
Career information
Position(s)Guard
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight191 lb (87 kg)
CollegeOhio State
NFL draft1945, round: 13, pick: 131
Drafted byGreen Bay Packers
Career history
As player
1942–1945Ohio State
Career highlights and awards

William Charles Hackett[2] (December 9, 1923 – June 2, 1995)[3] was an American football guard at Ohio State University. He was a consensus All-American in 1944. After college, he became a doctor of veterinary medicine and played a part in the founding of the Cincinnati Bengals.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Ohio State yearbook for 1944 (called "The Makio"), at p. 449, lists him as William Charles Hackett.
  3. ^ Dates of birth and death are confirmed by the Social Security death index for William C. Hackett, SSN: xxx-xx-9621, last residence 43140 London, Madison, Ohio, USA, born 9 Dec 1923, died 2 Jun 1995. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line].