Bill Neill

{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Bill Neill

|number=77

|position=Defensive tackle

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1959|3|15|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|height_in=4

|weight_lb=258

|college=Pittsburgh

|draftyear=1981

|draftround=5

|draftpick=115

|pastteams=

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1981|1983}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1984}})

|highlights=

• PFWA All-Rookie Team (1981)
• First-team All-East (1980)

|statlabel1=Sacks

|statvalue1=8.5

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=1

|pfr=NeilBi20

}}

William M. Neill (born March 15, 1959) is an American former professional football nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Neill played college ball at the University of Pittsburgh before being selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played four seasons in the NFL and retired in 1984.{{cite web | title = Bill Neill Statistics | work = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NeilBi20.htm | accessdate = January 2, 2009 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090105053412/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NeilBi20.htm| archivedate= 5 January 2009 | url-status= live}}