William Frizzell

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William Frizzell
Date of birth (1962-09-08) September 8, 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Cornerback
Safety
US college North Carolina Central
High school J.H. Rose (Greenville, North Carolina)
NFL draft 1984 / Round: 10 / Pick: 259
Career history
As player
1984–1985 Detroit Lions
1986–1990 Philadelphia Eagles
1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1992–1993Philadelphia Eagles
Career stats

William Jasper Frizzell (born September 8, 1962) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1984 to 1993. He played college football at North Carolina Central University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. Frizzell wore number 26 for the Detroit Lions and number 33 for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


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