Don Hultz
No. 83, 67 | |||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S. | December 16, 1940||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Grand Bay (AL) | ||||
College: | Southern Miss | ||||
Undrafted: | 1963 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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William Donald Hultz (born December 16, 1940) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).
As a teenager, Hultz began playing football at Mobile County High School in
Following college, Hultz signed as a free agent to play in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. He played his first season with the Vikings in 1963. Before the 1964 season he was traded as part of a 4-for-1 deal to the Philadelphia Eagles where he played the following 9 seasons. During those first ten years (both at Minnesota and Philadelphia) he wore the number 83.[3] After the 1973 season he was traded to the Chicago Bears where he played his final season in 1974. During that final year he wore the number 67.[3] While in the NFL, Hultz played defensive end, defensive tackle, and linebacker.[4][5]
Hultz holds the NFL record for the most opponents' fumbles recovered in a season, nine, in 1963, his rookie season. See
His brother, George Hultz, also played high school football at
His son played college football and his grandson, Sam,[11] plays in his town league.
References
- ^ "AHSFHS.org Alabama High School Players in the NFL". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Southern Miss' 1962 Football Champs Recount Big Season - SOUTHERNMISS.COM - the Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ a b "Don Hultz Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". www.databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14.
- ISBN 978-1-58261-812-8.
- ^ See http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/history/individual/indiv_fumbles
- ^ Boehm, David A., Benagh, Jim, and Smith, Cyd, Guinness Sports Record Book, 1990-1991, Sterling Publishing Companyp.81
- ^ "AHSFHS.org Alabama High School Players in the NFL". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ See Memphis Wrestling History, at http://www.memphiswrestlinghistory.com/1973.html Archived 2010-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ See, one of many, http://www.infinitecore.com/superstar/index.php?threadid=63755&last=1
- ^ "Sam Hultz on Hudl". Hudl.