Billy Patterson
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| Position: | Quarterback/ Halfback/ Punter | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 20, 1918 Hillsboro, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | July 10, 1998 (aged 79) McAllen, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 167 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Hillsboro (TX) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 3 / pick: 17 | ||||||||||||||
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Joseph William Patterson Jr. (August 20, 1918 – July 10, 1998) was an American football player who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Early life
[edit]Patterson was born in Hillsboro, Texas and attended Hillsboro High School.[1] He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1988.[2]
Patterson matriculated at Baylor University.[1] He was named to Baylor's 1930s All-Decade Team and was the 1939 East–West Shrine Game MVP. Patterson was inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame in 1963.[3]
Football career
[edit]Patterson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 1939 NFL draft.[4] He played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1939 and returned to the Steelers in 1940.[1] He played quarterback, halfback and punted.
Personal
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Billy Patterson bio". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Inductee List". Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Former Baylor QB dies". Victoria (Texas) Advocate. July 11, 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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