Bill Krisher, 1960
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Guard, Oklahoma, to 1957

Bill Krisher

Born
Sep 18, 1935, in Perry, Oklahoma
Died
Jul 29, 2025, in Dallas, Texas

Bill Krisher played guard at Oklahoma (to 1957). He was a consensus All‑American in 1957. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Krisher in round 3, No. 32 overall in the 1958 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1957
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Seven
Drafted
No. 32
Round 3, 1958 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1956; Big Eight champions, 1956 and 1957

All-America: consensus 1957; UP third team 1956

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

In the NFL

AFL All-Star Game: 1961

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1960–⁠61AFLDallas Texans

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

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