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Bill Healy

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Bill Healy
Healy in the 1947 season
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:(1924-03-28)March 28, 1924
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:September 22, 2010(2010-09-22) (aged 86)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1942; 1946–1948)
High schoolBaylor
Career highlights and awards

William Raymond Healy (March 28, 1924 – September 22, 2010) was an All-American college football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He graduated from Baylor School in 1942 and served in the 88th Cavalry reconnaissance squadron in the European Theater during World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for gallantry in action.[1] At Georgia Tech, he was a five-sport letterman.[2] He was a member of the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[3] Healy was selected by the Associated Press for an all-time SEC team in 1950.[4]

He was drafted in the 5th round of the 1948 NFL draft by the Boston Yanks (29th overall) but never played in the NFL.

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Tech All-American Bill Healy Dies At 86".
  2. ^ "Baylor School: William Raymond "Bill" Healy '42".
  3. ^ "William Raymond "Bill" HEALY's Obituary on The Tennessean".
  4. ^ "Don Hutson Is Selected For All-Time SEC Team". The Tuscaloosa News. November 2, 1950.