| Bill Cronin | |
| Number: | 9, 6 |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lbs: | 183 |
| High School: | Hingham (MA) |
| College: | Boston College |
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| Pfr: | C/CronBi20 |
William Cronin (December 5, 1901 – March 16, 1956) was an American football fullback who played three seasons with the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and attended Hingham High School in Hingham, Massachusetts. He was also a member of the Boston Bulldogs of the American Football League (AFL).[1]
Cronin played high school football for the Hingham High School Harbormen. He started the Harbormen hockey team in the early 1940s. He was inducted into the Hingham High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.[2]
Cronin played college football for the Boston College Eagles.[2]
Cronin played for the Boston Bulldogs of the AFL in 1926.[2] He played for the Providence Steam Roller of the NFL from 1927 to 1929.[2]
Cronin's brother Jack also played football.[3]