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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | December 29, 1915||||||||||||||
Died: | December 25, 1996 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 80)||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Central (Providence) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Holy Cross | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 1 / pick: 6 | ||||||||||||||
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William Thomas Osmanski (December 29, 1915 – December 25, 1996), nicknamed "Bullet Bill", was an American professional football player who was a fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was briefly a head coach after his playing career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and in 1977 he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.