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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | December 5, 1951||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Shrine (Royal Oak, Michigan) | ||||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 2 / pick: 50 | ||||||||
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William Thomas Simpson (born December 5, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1982. Before his NFL career, he played defensive back and punted for Michigan State University and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 1974 NFL draft. He was a standout athlete at Royal Oak Shrine High School and was elected to the Archdiocese of Detroit Catholic High School League Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]