Bill Singletary
| No. 54 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 18, 1951 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodrow Wilson |
| College | Temple |
| NFL draft | 1973: 4th round, 97th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Williams James Singletary (born March 18, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New York Giants of National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple University.[1][2]
Singletary played both offensive tackle and defensive tackle at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, New Jersey.[3] He was an all-South Jersey team while there.[3] Singletary was primarily an offensive guard in college.[4][5][6] In 1971 he was named to the UPI all-East college football team.[7] He was named to the UPI All-American 2nd team as a guard for the 1972 season.[8] He was also named to several magazine All-American teams that season.[3]
Even while starring as a guard in college, there were concerns that Singletary was too small to play guard in the NFL.[5] He was drafted 97th overall as a linebacker by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round of the 1973 NFL draft.[9] He signed with the Chargers in July 1973.[6] He was cut by the Chargers without playing a regular season game. He was signed by the New England Patriots before the 1974 season but was placed on injured reserve prior to the start of the season.[10] The Giants signed him as a free agent in December 1974 and he played 3 games for them during the remainder of the season.[1][11][12] He was cut by the Giants during the 1975 preseason.[13] He played for the Philadelphia Bell of the WFL in 1975.[3]
Temple University retired Singletary's number 64 after the 1972 season.[3] He was inducted into Temple's Hall of Fame in 1984.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Bill Singletary Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Bill Singletary, LB". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bill Singletary". Temple University. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- ↑ Greenday, Joe (October 25, 1971). "Bill Singletary wins his battle but Owls victims in grid 'war'". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 60. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Weiss, Dick (August 21, 1972). "Football magazines don't skip Singletary". Courier-Post. p. 28. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Ex-Temple grid star signed by San Diego". York Dispatch. July 10, 1973. p. 20. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "All-East topped by Marinaro and Mitchell". Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1971. p. 23. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bannon is named to All-America". Philadelphia Inquirer. December 7, 1972. p. 34. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eagles select offensive strength; Pittsburgh picks 'Who?' as defensive back". Gettysburg Times. January 31, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Pat's down to 47-player limit". Transcript-Telegram. September 12, 1974. p. 24. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Klein, Dave (December 1, 1974). "Redskins' playoff chances still look good". Star-Ledger. p. Section 5, page 8. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Putrimas, Peter (November 28, 1974). "Injuries put damper on Giants' chances". Bridgeport Telegram. p. 59. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hunter hitting the mark". Mount Vernon Argus. August 4, 1975. p. 17. Retrieved April 15, 2026 – via newspapers.com.