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Position: | Halfback Safety Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Bluefield, Virginia, U.S. | December 24, 1921||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died: | February 4, 2010 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 88)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Graham (Bluefield, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College: | Virginia (1939–1941) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1942 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]