:Bill Hobbs (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (1946–2004)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bill Hobbs
| image =
| caption =
| position = Linebacker
| number = 56, 53
| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|9|18}}
| birth_place = Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|08|21|1946|09|18}}
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 218
| high_school = Amarillo (TX) Tascosa{{Cite web|title=Putting around Tascosa|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29596853/?match=1&terms=%22bill%20hobbs%22%20and%20tascosa|access-date=2024-12-31|website=The Amarillo Globe-Times|language=en-US}}
| college = Texas A&M
| draftyear = 1969
| draftround = 8
| draftpick = 184
| teams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1969}}–{{NFL Year|1971}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1972}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1973}})
- Florida Blazers (1974)
- San Antonio Wings (1975)
| highlights =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 43
| statlabel2 = Fumbles recovered
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = HobbBi20
}}
William Glenn Hobbs (September 18, 1946 – August 21, 2004) was an American football linebacker who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints and two seasons in the World Football League (WFL) for the Florida Blazers and San Antonio Wings. He was selected by the Eagles in the eighth round of the 1969 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.
College career
Hobbs played college football at Texas A&M University, where he was named two-time All-American linebacker (1967 and 1968), 1967 Southwest Conference Player of the Year, the 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic MVP, and National Defensive Player of the Year.
Professional career
Hobbs was selected in the eighth round of the 1969 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played for three seasons. He then played for the New Orleans Saints for the 1972 season. After his NFL career, Hobbs played for the Florida Blazers and San Antonio Wings of the short-lived World Football League.
References
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External links
- [http://www.aggiesports.com/columnists/cessna/082504cessna.htm The funeral for Billy Hobbs at aggiesports.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905210849/http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2004/09/06/News/Former.Aggie.Football.Player.Bill.Hobbs.Dies.After.Car.Accident-711078.shtml Obituary at Texas A&M's school paper]
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Category:Players of American football from Mount Pleasant, Texas
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Road incident deaths in Texas
Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths
Category:Florida Blazers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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