Billy Chase

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Billy Chase
No. 50
Position Halfback
Career information
High school Lakeland
College Florida (1933–1935)
Awards and highlights
Third-team All-SEC (1935)

William W. Chase was a college football player. Chase was a prominent halfback for coach Dutch Stanley's Florida Gators of the University of Florida from 1933 to 1935. [1] Chase was a native of Lakeland. [2] A triple threat back, he was elected captain of the 1935 team. [3] Memorably, he returned a kickoff ninety-eight yards against Ole Miss in 1934. [4] He was third-team AP All-SEC. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974) pp. 110-111
  2. ↑ "Alton Brown, Star Center, Also Honored". The Evening Independent. December 15, 1934.
  3. ↑ The Blue Book of College Athletics. 1935. p. 17.
  4. ↑ 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida (2015).
  5. ↑ "The 1935 All-Southeastern Eleven". The Evening Independent. December 4, 1935.


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