William Henry Wyman (December 14, 1951 – June 19, 2013)[1] was a collegiate American football player. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and played at the center position for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1971 to 1973.[2] He was a consensus first-team selection to the 1973 College Football All-America Team.[3] He has been called "the anchor of Darrell Royal's final Southwest Conference championship teams."[2] He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 6th round of the 1974 NFL Draft.[4][5] In 1974 training camp he competed with Warren Koegel to be the Jets' backup center but left camp a couple of times.[6][7] He was cut by the Jets before the start of the regular season.[8] He tried out with the Washington Redskins during their 1975 training camp but was cut before the season began.[9] He suffered from Parkinson's disease starting in approximately 1995 and died in June 2013.[2][10]
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| Born: | December 14, 1951 |
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| Died: | June 19, 2013 (age 61) |
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| Position(s) | Center |
| College | University of Texas at Austin |
| High school | Spring Branch High School |
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| 1971–1973 | Texas Longhorns |
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