:Bill Bain (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bill Bain

| number = 69, 75, 62

| position = Offensive guard
Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|8|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 279

| high_school = Santa Fe Springs (CA) St. Paul

| college = USC

| draftyear = 1975

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 47

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 132

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 55

| pfr = B/BainBi20

}}

William Ernest Bain (born August 9, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.{{Cite web|title=Bill Bain Career Stats|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/bill-bain/stats/career|access-date=2021-07-25|website=NFL.com|language=en-US}}

Early life

Bain attended St. Paul High School, where he played for coach Marijon Ancich.

College career

Bain played college football at the University of Southern California and was an All-America offensive lineman in 1974. Bain also played at University of Colorado and San Diego City College.

Professional career

Bain played 11 seasons in the NFL. He played for the Green Bay Packers (1975), the Denver Broncos (1976, 1978), the Los Angeles Rams{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Rich |title=It Has Been a Strain, Says Bain; No Longer Can He Carry Around 300 Pounds |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-15-sp-16322-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=15 October 1985 |access-date=23 July 2021}} (1979–1985), the New England Patriots (1986), and the New York Jets (1986).

Personal life

Bain and his wife, Elizabeth (Liz), have four daughters: Jennifer, Kristen, Anne (Annie), Elizabeth (Bitty). He currently resides in East Greenwich, RI.

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