Birth Date: | July 28, 1942 |
Birth Place: | Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S. |
Position1: | Defensive tackle |
College: | Jackson State |
Afldraftedyear: | 1965 |
Afldraftedround: | 5 |
Afldraftedpick: | 34 |
Afldraftedteam: | Houston Oilers |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1965 |
Nfldraftedround: | 11 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 143 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Playing Years1: | 1965 |
Playing Team1: | Los Angeles Rams |
Playing Years2: | 1968 |
Playing Team2: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Playing Years3: | 1969 |
Playing Team3: | New York Giants |
Nfl: | MOL276860 |
Databasefootball: | MOLDEFRA01 |
William Francis Molden (July 28, 1942 – January 6, 2023) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the New York Giants. He played college football at Jackson State University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Molden was also selected in the fifth round of the 1965 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.
Molden was the husband of Ruth Molden of Moss Point, Mississippi and they had three children. Molden died on January 6, 2023, at the age of 80.[1]