Bill Fisk
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1916–2007)}}
{{for|similarly named people|William Fisk (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bill Fisk
| image = Bill Fisk 1945.jpg
| number = 10, 81, 80, 2, 56, 55
| position = End
Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|11|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|3|28|1916|11|5}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = Alhambra
(Alhambra, California)
| college = USC
| draftyear = 1940
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 21
| pastteams = * Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1940|1943}})
| pastcoaching = * USC (1949–1956)
Assistant coach
| highlights = * Second-team All-PCC (1939)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 69
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 791
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = F/FiskBi20
}}
William G. Fisk (November 5, 1916 – March 28, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1940 to 1948.Bruce Feldman, [http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=2877462&searchName=feldman_bruce Seto settling in at USC], ESPN.com, May 21, 2007, Accessed February 10, 2009.
Early years
Born in Los Angeles, Fisk prepped at Alhambra High School and played college football at the University of Southern California (USC). He was a member of the Trojans 1938 Rose Bowl-winning team, and was voted Most Inspirational Player on the 1939 USC Trojans football team, which own a national championship. He was one of six Trojans selected for the 1940 College All-Star Game in Chicago.
Professional football career
Fisk played for the NFL's Detroit Lions and the AAFC's San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Dons between 1940 and 1948. He was drafted in the third round of the 1940 NFL draft by Detroit.{{Cite web |title=1940 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=March 30, 2023 }}
Coaching career
Fisk was an assistant coach of the USC Trojans between 1949 and 1956 under head coaches Jeff Cravath and Jess Hill.{{cite news |author= |title=Fisk Second USC Mentor This Week To Leave Coaching |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun/147351964/ |newspaper=The Daily Sun |location=San Bernardino, California |agency=United Press |date=February 16, 1957 |page=24 |access-date=May 13, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Later years and family
After coaching, Fisk worked in aerospace. His son, Bill Jr., was an offensive guard on USC's 1962 national championship team, and was named All-American in 1964. The younger Fisk served as head football coach of Mt. San Antonio College for a period of time.
Fisk died on March 28, 2007.{{cite news |author= |title=Former USC, NFL player Fisk dies at 90 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2816632 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 28, 2007 |access-date=May 13, 2024 }}
References
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External links
- {{Footballstats |nfl=bill-fisk|espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=F/FiskBi20 |rotoworld= }}
{{1939 USC Trojans football navbox}}
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{{1946 San Francisco 49ers}}
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Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles