Billy Wells American football player

William Prescott Wells (December 7, 1931 – December 25, 2001) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots. Wells played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1954 NFL Draft.Wells later moved to Southern California. He formed a Dixieland band called Billy and his Bachelors. He also acted in a few television shows including Manhunt and Alfred Hitchcock presents.Billy Wells died in December 2001.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 07, 1931
Birth place
Menominee Michigan
Date of deathDecember 25, 2001
Place of death
Altadena California

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American football player

Career start1954
Career end1960
Draft pick55
Draft round5
Draft year1954
Position
Halfback (American football)
teams
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Washington Redskins

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