Bill Cahill (American football)

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Bill Cahill
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1951-05-05) May 5, 1951 (age 73)
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Bellevue (WA)
College: Washington
NFL draft: 1973  / Round:  7  / Pick: 158
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

William Blackburn Cahill (born May 5, 1951) is an American former professional football player who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills. He appeared in 19 games, from 1973 to 1974, mostly on special teams. [1] [2]

Born and raised in Bellevue, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle, Cahill graduated from Bellevue High School in 1969 and played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Jim Owens. [3] In his senior season in 1972, he was co-captain with quarterback Sonny Sixkiller, and he was selected in the seventh round of the 1973 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.

After football, Cahill worked in production management for Boeing in the Seattle area. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ The ESPN pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2006. p.  116. ISBN   1-4027-4216-9.
  2. 1 2 Raley, Dan (December 9, 2008). "Where They Are Now: Bill Cahill, Huskies football". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Condotta, Bob (September 17, 2004). "Bitter and sweet are the memories of this rivalry". Seattle Times. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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