William Marcus Fulcher was an American professional football player and college coach.
16 Facts About Bill Fulcher
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Bill Fulcher played college football at the Georgia Institute of Technology and then played pro ball for the Washington Redskins in the National Football League.
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Bill Fulcher was born on February 9,1934, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, and he attended the Academy of Richmond County, where he played football, baseball, and basketball.
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Bill Fulcher played football for one year at the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia.
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Bill Fulcher enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as a walk-on.
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Bill Fulcher became a starting guard for the Yellow Jackets.
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Bill Fulcher was not selected in the 1956 NFL draft, and he signed with the Washington Redskins as a free agent in May 1956 to play as a linebacker.
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Bill Fulcher retired from the NFL after one season to coach high school football, but returned in December 1957 due to a season-ending injury to Tom Braatz.
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Bill Fulcher next coached at Richmond, and then in 1963 became the freshman coach for Georgia Tech.
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Bill Fulcher coached at Waynesboro High School in 1964 and 1965, returned to Georgia Tech to coach linebackers and defensive ends in 1966, and then spent 1967 and 1968 in business.
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In 1969, Bill Fulcher returned to Georgia Tech as an aide, and then he was an assistant coach at the University of Florida in 1970.
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Bill Fulcher was hired to be the head coach for the Tampa Spartans of the University of Tampa in 1971.
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Bill Fulcher accepted the head coaching position with Georgia Tech in January 1972, resigning his position with Tampa after one year.
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In 2015, Bill Fulcher was inducted to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Bill Fulcher attended Augusta Law School and graduated in 1980.
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Bill Fulcher died on September 23,2022, at age 88.