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Bill Spears
 circa 1927 | |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 31, 1906 Jasper, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died: | December 31, 1992 (aged 86) Tennessee, U.S. |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1925–1927) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1962) | |
William Douglas Spears (August 31, 1906 – December 31, 1992), known as "Bounding Bill Spears", was an American football player and stand-out quarterback for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football teams from 1925 to 1927. Spears was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962.[1] Grantland Rice said of Spears that he was one of the fastest quarters he had ever seen.[2]
- ^ College Football Hall of fame, Hall of Famers, Bill Spears Member Biography. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ Traughber, Bill (September 22, 2004). "College Hall of Fame Includes Vanderbilt". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
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