Position: | Guard |
Number: | 62, 69, 68 |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1937 |
Birth Place: | Keokuk, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Glendale, Arizona, U.S. |
Draftyear: | 1959 |
Draftround: | 6 |
Draftpick: | 72 |
Afldraftyear: | 1960 |
Afldraftround: | 1 Pick: First Selections (by the Houston Oilers) |
College: | Michigan State |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 61 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 15 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 2 |
William Palmer Pyle Jr. (June 6, 1937 – September 30, 2021[1]) was a former professional American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played a total of six seasons for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings, as well as the AFL's Oakland Raiders.[2]
Pyle was married to Marie Accardo and they had two children together, Eric and Cheryl. The couple later divorced.[3] When Marie re-married, both children took the Kumerow surname.
Pyle's brother Mike Pyle and son Eric Kumerow also had NFL careers, as well as his grandsons, Joey and Nick Bosa and Jake Kumerow.