Bill Darnall

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Bill Darnall
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:April 21, 1944
Washington, D.C.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College: North Carolina
NFL Draft: 1966  / Round: 6
Career history

William Carlyle Darnall (born April 21, 1944) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 2 seasons for the Miami Dolphins. Darnall appeared in 13 career games. [1]

A wide receiver, also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers, is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is a key player. They get their name because they are split out "wide", farthest away from the rest of the team. Wide receivers are among the fastest players on the field. The wide receiver functions as the pass-catching specialist.

National Football League Professional American football league

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America and the highest professional level of American football in the world. The NFL's 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.

Miami Dolphins National Football League franchise in Miami, Florida

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The Dolphins home games are at Hard Rock Stadium in the northern suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida, and are headquartered in Davie, Florida. The Dolphins are the oldest professional sports team in Florida. Of the four AFC East teams, they are the only team in the division that was not a charter member of the American Football League (AFL).

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References

  1. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 173. ISBN   1-4027-4216-9.