Bill DeCorrevont
DeCorrevont on a 1948 Bowman football card
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Defensive back Running back |
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| Date of birth: | November 26, 1918 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Date of death: | September 6, 1995 (aged 76) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Largo, Florida | ||||||||
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| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1942 / Round: 14 / Pick: 126 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 233 |
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| Interceptions: | 10 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
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William John "Bill" DeCorrevont (November 26, 1918 –– September 6, 1995) was an American football player who played for Northwestern University (1938–42) and multiple National Football League teams (1945–49). He was born in Chicago on November 26, 1918, to Howard and Harriet (née Erickson) DeCorrevont and began both his football and baseball career at the now-defunct Austin High School on Chicago's West Side.
By the 1936 football season, DeCorrevont was one of Austin's best players and a Chicago-area football star. That year, DeCorrevont helped Austin to defeat rival Tilden High School 31-13 for the Chicago Public School League championship, qualifying them for Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly's annual Christmas charity match. The game, which pitted Chicago's Catholic School League champion, Fenwick High School, against the Public School League Champion, Austin High School, brought an estimated 90,000 spectators to Soldier Field. DeCorrevont scored a touchdown and ended the game in a tie (19-19).
In 1937, Austin High School beat McKinley High School 93-0, a new record, after DeCorrevont scored 9 touchdowns in 10 carries and kicked 3 extra points for a personal total of 57 points. His performance in the game gained him a spot in Ripley's Believe It or Not! On March 16, 1942, DeCorrevont enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a Chief Petty Officer (Class A) until the end of the World War II in 1945. During his service, DeCorrevont was stationed for a time at the Great Lakes Naval Base just north of Northwestern, a base in Virginia, and a base in Bainbridge, Maryland. He also played football sporadically for the official Navy team.
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