Bill Gompers

American football player (1928–2019)
American football player
Bill Gompers
Personal information
Born:(1928-03-20)March 20, 1928
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Died:May 3, 2019(2019-05-03) (aged 91)
McMurray, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Wheeling (WV) Central Catholic
College:Notre Dame
Position:Center
Undrafted:1948
Career history
  • Buffalo Bills (1948)
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

William George Gompers (March 20, 1928 – May 3, 2019) was an American football halfback who played for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, having previously attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School in Wheeling, West Virginia.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Crippen, Kenneth R. (2009). The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference Team, 1946-1949. McFarland. p. 241. ISBN 9780786446193. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "William Gompers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
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1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—AP national champions


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