Guard, Illinois, to 1959

Bill Burrell

Born
1938
Died
Mar 22, 1998

Bill Burrell played guard at Illinois (to 1959). He finished fourth in the 1959 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1959. The Chicago Cardinals took Burrell in round 5, No. 50 overall in the 1960 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1959
Consensus All-American, Chicago Tribune Silver Football and 1 more
Heisman vote
4th
In the 1959 vote
Drafted
No. 50
Round 5, 1960 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1960–⁠65CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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