Birth Date: | 26 July 1931 |
Birth Place: | Lomita, California, U.S. |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
Number: | 20, 26, 48 |
Position1: | Safety |
College: | UCLA |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1954 |
Nfldraftedround: | 4 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 44 |
Playing Years1: | 1954–1956 |
Playing Team1: | Detroit Lions |
Playing Years2: | 1957–1958 |
Playing Team2: | San Francisco 49ers |
Playing Years3: | 1959 |
Playing Team3: | Washington Redskins |
Playing Years4: | 1960–1961 |
Playing Team4: | New York Giants |
Career Highlights: | |
Probowls: | 1 (1954) |
Nfl: | STI789051 |
Databasefootball: | STITSBIL01 |
William David Stits (July 26, 1931 – December 5, 2011) was an American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1954 NFL draft.