Bill Fisk
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| Position: | End, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 5, 1916 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 28, 2007 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Alhambra (Alhambra, California) | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 3 / pick: 21 | ||||||||
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William G. Fisk (November 5, 1916 – March 28, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1940 to 1948.[1]
Early years
[edit]Born in Los Angeles, Fisk prepped at Alhambra High School and played college football at the University of Southern California (USC). He was a member of the Trojans 1938 Rose Bowl-winning team, and was voted Most Inspirational Player on the 1939 USC Trojans football team, which own a national championship. He was one of six Trojans selected for the 1940 College All-Star Game in Chicago.
Professional football career
[edit]Fisk played for the NFL's Detroit Lions and the AAFC's San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Dons between 1940 and 1948. He was drafted in the third round of the 1940 NFL draft by Detroit.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Fisk was an assistant coach of the USC Trojans between 1949 and 1956 under head coaches Jeff Cravath and Jess Hill.[3]
Later years and family
[edit]After coaching, Fisk worked in aerospace. His son, Bill Jr., was an offensive guard on USC's 1962 national championship team, and was named All-American in 1964. The younger Fisk served as head football coach of Mt. San Antonio College for a period of time.[1]
Fisk died on March 28, 2007.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bruce Feldman, Seto settling in at USC, ESPN.com, May 21, 2007, Accessed February 10, 2009.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Fisk Second USC Mentor This Week To Leave Coaching". The Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. United Press. February 16, 1957. p. 24. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Former USC, NFL player Fisk dies at 90". ESPN. Associated Press. March 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- 1916 births
- 2007 deaths
- American football defensive ends
- American football ends
- Detroit Lions players
- Los Angeles Dons players
- San Francisco 49ers (AAFC) players
- USC Trojans football players
- USC Trojans football coaches
- Players of American football from Los Angeles
- Sports coaches from Los Angeles
- San Francisco 49ers players