Bill Dudley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.
36 Facts About Bill Dudley
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At the age of 16, Bill Dudley was awarded an athletic scholarship by the University of Virginia football team by coach Frank Murray.
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Bill Dudley pledged and became a brother of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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Bill Dudley was successful in his senior year, particularly during a game against the University of North Carolina.
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In that game, Bill Dudley scored all three touchdowns for Virginia and kicked four extra points.
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Bill Dudley was named the best college player of the year by the Washington DC Touchdown Club.
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Bill Dudley led the nation in four categories: touchdowns with 18; points scored with 134; rushing average with 6.2 yards a play; and touchdowns responsible for with 29.
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Bill Dudley played in the College All-Star Game in Chicago.
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Bill Dudley was drafted in the 1942 NFL Draft with the first overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Bill Dudley completed 35 of 94 passes for 438 yards and two touchdowns, punted 18 times for a 32.0 average, returned 20 punts for 271 yards, and ran back 11 kickoffs for 298 yards, scoring once.
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Bill Dudley originally enlisted and was sworn into the Naval Air Corps; however, they found out he needed to have his parents' consent, since he was not yet 21.
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Bill Dudley then enlisted in US Army Air Corps in September 1942, but there was an influx of recruits and Bill Dudley was told he would have to wait three months before he began training.
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Bill Dudley went through basic training in Florida and then attended flight school in Texas.
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Bill Dudley was then sent to Hawaii where the Army selected him to play in three more football games against All-Star teams.
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Bill Dudley returned to Pittsburgh that fall and rejoined the Steelers's team for the last four games of the 1945 season.
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Bill Dudley rushed for 204 yards and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards.
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In doing this, Bill Dudley became the only NFL player to lead in four unique statistical categories.
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Bill Dudley was named All-Pro and was awarded the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award.
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Bill Dudley became the first person to win MVP awards in college, service, and professional levels.
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Bill Dudley passed sidearm, like a kid, yet he had a fine completion average.
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Bill Dudley was the league's top ground gainer, yet he was oneof the fiercest defensive tacklers and the best in the game atinterceptions.
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Bill Dudley was traded to the Detroit Lions after 1946, where he was offered a three-year contract and $20,000 a season.
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On October 19,1947, against the Chicago Bears, Bill Dudley returned a punt for an 84-yard touchdown.
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On December 3,1950, Bill Dudley fielded a 60-yard punt kicked by Steelers' player Joe Geri.
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Bill Dudley ran over 30 yards before he reached his hands out of bounds, while keeping both feet in bounds, and caught the punt at the Redskin's four-yard line, and then ran it for a 96-yard touchdown.
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Bill Dudley took a break during the 1952 season but returned in 1953.
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Bill Dudley retired at the end of the season due to knee injuries and an overall physical deterioration.
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Bill Dudley was named first- or second-team All-NFL six times in his career and was named to three Pro Bowls.
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Bill Dudley added 121 extra points and 33 field goals to his 44 touchdowns for a total of 484 points.
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Bill Dudley led his team in scoring during every one of his nine NFL seasons.
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Bill Dudley is the only player ever with a rushing touchdown, touchdown reception, punt return for touchdown, kickoff return for touchdown, interception return for touchdown, fumble return for a touchdown, and a touchdown pass.
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Bill Dudley had a touchdown via lateral and kicked PATs and field goals.
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Bill Dudley was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966, and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Bill Dudley is an unlockable free agent running back in the videogame Madden NFL 08.
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Bill Dudley served four terms in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Bill Dudley died in his home in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 4,2010.