William Harry Hull, Jr. is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 defensive end

Defensive end

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 who played in the American Football League

American Football League

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.

Career

Hull played college football

College football

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 at Wake Forest

Wake Forest University

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 and was selected by the National Football League

National Football League

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's Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 in the 3rd round (35th overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft

1962 NFL Draft

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 and the AFL's Boston Patriots

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The History of the New England Patriots began when Boston business executive Billy Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League on November 16, 1959. The following winter, locals were allowed to submit ideas for the Boston football team's official...

 in the 5th round (38th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft but did not play for either team. He played only one season professionally with the AFL's Dallas Texans

History of the Kansas City Chiefs

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. He intercepted

Interception (football)

An interception, intercept or pick is a move in many forms of football, including Canadian and American football, as well as rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football and Gaelic football, which involves a pass, either by foot or hand, being caught by an opposition player, who usually...

 George Blanda

George Blanda

George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

 late in the first overtime

Overtime (sports)

Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...

 of professional football's longest championship game. In that 1962 American Football League Championship

American Football League playoffs

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 game against the Houston Oilers

History of the Tennessee Titans

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, Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two runs by Jack Spikes

Jack Spikes

Jack Erwin Spikes is a former American collegiiate and Professional Football running back and placekicker. He played in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills...

 to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and Tommy Brooker

Tommy Brooker

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 kicked a field goal

Field goal (football)

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to give the Texans the win, 20 - 17.

Basketball

Hull was also a collegiate basketball player, and became the first ACC player to ever to start for both the football and basketball team in the same season.

See also

Wake Forest Hall of Fame honorees