Bill Stits Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William David "Bill" Stits Obituary . The Desert Sun . Legacy.com . 2011-12-23.