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Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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Born: | (1918-03-17)March 17, 1918 Pheba, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | March 10, 1974(1974-03-10) (aged 55) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Inverness (Inverness, Mississippi) | ||||||
College: | Mississippi State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 12 / pick: 105 | ||||||
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William C. Jefferson (March 17, 1918 – March 10, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions in 1941 and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942.
References
- "Billy Jefferson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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