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Bill Dudley, 1948
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Running back, Virginia, 1939–⁠41

Bill Dudley

Born
Dec 24, 1921, in Bluefield, Virginia
Died
Feb 4, 2010, in Lynchburg, Virginia

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Bill Dudley played running back at Virginia (1939–⁠41). He won the 1941 Maxwell Award. He finished fifth in the 1941 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1941. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Dudley first overall in the 1942 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956.

Best season
1941
Maxwell Award, Consensus All-American and 2 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in points, 1941
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1942 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1941; AP third team 1940

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1950–⁠51) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1942 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1946

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1942; AP second team 1946; New York Daily News first team 1942, 1947; Pro Football Illustrated first team 1946–⁠47; INS first team 1942; the league first team 1942; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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