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Position: | Guard | ||||||
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Born: | Keokuk, Iowa, U.S. | June 12, 1937||||||
Died: | September 30, 2021 Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 84)||||||
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College: | Michigan State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1959 / Round: 6 / Pick: 72 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the Houston Oilers) | ||||||
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William Palmer Pyle Jr. (June 6, 1937 – September 30, 2021[1]) was a former professional American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played a total of six seasons for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings, as well as the AFL's Oakland Raiders.[2]
Pyle was married to Marie Accardo and they had two children together, Eric and Cheryl. The couple later divorced.[3] When Marie re-married, both children took the Kumerow surname.
Pyle's brother Mike Pyle and son Eric Kumerow also had NFL careers, as well as his grandsons, Joey and Nick Bosa and Jake Kumerow.