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BILL RUDDER

Rudder, William Wilson
Height: 6-1 Weight: 225
Born: October 22, 1952 Sewanee, TN
High School: Franklin County (Winchester, TN)

Year	College	Status
1970	Tennessee
1971	Tennessee	Lettered
1972	Tennessee	Lettered
1973	Tennessee	Lettered

Draft: 3rd round (59th overall) 1974 San Diego Chargers; 22nd round (260th overall) 1974 Birmingham Americans

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1974 Chicago Fire (WFL)1974 CHI WFL	29	RB
1975 Birmingham Vulcans (WFL)1975 BIR WFL	36	FB

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/29/1974	1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL
Draft	2/5/1974	1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL
Signed	3/13/1974	1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL
Released	8/21/1974	1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL
Traded	8/28/1974	1974 New York Giants (NFL)1974 NYG NFL
Released	9/12/1974	1974 New York Giants (NFL)1974 NYG NFL
Signed	9/17/1974	1974 Chicago Fire (WFL)1974 CHI WFL
Released		1974 Chicago Fire (WFL)1974 CHI WFL
Signed		1975 Birmingham Vulcans (WFL)1975 BIR WFL
Signed		1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1976 STL NFL
Released		1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1976 STL NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1975 Birmingham Vulcans (WFL)1975 BIR WFL	1	0					-	0	0		-	0	7

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1974 Chicago Fire (WFL)1974 CHI WFL	8	9	1.1	3	0		0	0
1975 Birmingham Vulcans (WFL)1975 BIR WFL	28	146	5.2	26	1			0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1974 Chicago Fire (WFL)1974 CHI WFL		5		52	10.4	32	0			0
1975 Birmingham Vulcans (WFL)1975 BIR WFL		1		8	8.0	8	0		0	0

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