Bill Lucky

{{Short description|American football player (1931–2012)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

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| position = Defensive tackle

| number = 71

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|24|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Heidenheimer, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|1|9|1931|8|24}}

| death_place = Rosenberg, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 250

| draftyear = 1954

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 60

| high_school = Temple (TX)

| college = Baylor

| teams =

• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1955}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 12

| pfr = LuckBi20

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William Henry Lucky Jr. (August 24, 1931 – January 9, 2012) was an American football defensive tackle. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for one season, 1955, with the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web | title = Packers.com - Bill Lucky | work = Packers.com | url = http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/lucky_bill_1955/ | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070810202959/http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/lucky_bill_1955/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 10, 2007 | accessdate = January 2, 2009 }} Lucky played college football for Baylor University before being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 1954 NFL draft.{{cite web | title = Bill Lucky Statistics | work = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LuckBi20.htm | accessdate = January 2, 2009 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090105011635/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LuckBi20.htm| archivedate= 5 January 2009 | url-status= live}}