Bill Albright

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1929–2013)}}

{{For|others of a similar name|William Albright (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bill Albright

| number = 75, 51, 53

| position = Guard
Tackle
Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|4|4|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|1|17|1929|4|4}}

| death_place = Spooner, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 233

| high_school = William Horlick
(Racine, Wisconsin)

| college = Wisconsin

| draftyear = 1951

| draftround = 20

| draftpick = 242

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1951|1954}})
• Toronto Argonauts (1955-1957)
• Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|1958}})

| highlights =

• 2× CFL Eastern All-Star (1955, 1956)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 47

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 37

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 8

| pfr = AlbrBi20

}}

William Charles Albright (April 4, 1929 – January 17, 2013) was an all-star lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL).

Albright played college football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/billalbright/profile?id=ALB692150|title=Bill Albright|work=NFL.com}} He was drafted in the twentieth round of the 1951 NFL draft by the New York Giants and played four seasons (47 games) with the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlbrBi20.htm|title=Bill Albright|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} Most notably, he scored 1 touchdown on a fumble return.

He finished his career in the CFL. Playing 3 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts he was an all-star 3 times; twice in 1956, for both offensive and defensive line. He played one game for the Montreal Alouettes in 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/a/albright_bill.htm|title=Bill Albright}}{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0983513667|page=141}}