Bill Hewitt (American football)
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| No. 56 | |||||||||
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| Position: | End, fullback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 8, 1909 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bay City, Michigan | ||||||||
| Date of death: | January 14, 1947 (aged 37) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Sellersville, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Bay City (MI) Central | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 103 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,638 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 24 |
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William Ernest Hewitt (October 8, 1909 – January 14, 1947) was a professional American football player who played as an end and fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears (1932–1936), three for the Philadelphia Eagles (1937–1939), and one for the Phil-Pitt Steagles (1943). He is remembered for his refusal to wear a helmet as one of the last NFL players not to wear one.
Hewitt played college football at the University of Michigan, where he was named team MVP and first-team All-Big Ten his senior season. In nine NFL seasons, he was named an All-Pro six times, won two NFL championships, and in 1934 led the league in touchdown receptions. His jersey number 56 is retired by the Bears and he is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame. Hewitt was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Hewitt was born in Bay City, Michigan and attended Bay City Central High School. He attended the University of Michigan, where he lettered for three seasons for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He started in two games each in 1929 and 1930, and in 1931 was a first-team All-Big Ten selection from the United Press, as well as the Wolverines' team MVP. That season, he started four games at left end and five games at fullback, and had 446 yards rushing on 118 attempts. Against Minnesota, he scored the only touchdown of the game on a 57-yard run to help Michigan secure that year's Little Brown Jug trophy with a 6–0 win.
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