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American football player (1929–2015)

Bill Jessup
Jessup at USC, c. 1949
Date of birth(1929-03-17)March 17, 1929
Place of birthWray, Colorado
Date of deathJanuary 3, 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 85)
Place of deathWestminster, California
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
US collegeSouthern California
High schoolLong Beach Polytechnic (CA)
NFL draft1951 / round: 11 / pick: 126
Drafted bySan Francisco 49ers
Career history
As player
1951–1958San Francisco 49ers
1959BC Lions
1960Denver Broncos
CFL West All-Star1959

William Dean Jessup (March 17, 1929 – January 3, 2015) was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos. He also played one season, 1959, with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League, where he was selected as an All-Star at defensive back.

References

  1. "Bill Jessup Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. "Bill Jessup, Long Beach football great and NFL player, dies at 85". presstelegram.com. January 17, 2015.
  3. "William Jessup Obituary - Westminster, CA".
San Francisco 49ers 1951 NFL draft selections
Denver Broncos 1960 inaugural season roster


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