Bill Duff (born February 24, 1974) is a former
National Football League
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,
NFL Europe, and
Arena Football League
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defensive tackle, and host of ''
Human Weapon'' on the
History Channel
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.
[About the Host - Bill Duff]
, History Channel. Accessed July 21, 2007. He holds a brown belt in
Tang Soo Do
Tang Soo Do (Hangul: 당수도, Hanja: 唐手道 ) refers to a Korean martial art
based on Karate and may include fighting principles from subak (as described in the Kwon Bup Chong Do), as well as northern Chinese martial arts. Before the ...
, a Korean martial art he refers to as "Korean Street Fighting".
Duff grew up in
Delran Township, New Jersey
Delran Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,896, reflecting an increase of 1,360 (+8.8%) from the 15,536 counted in the 2000 Census, which ...
and attended
Delran High School
Delran High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Delran To ...
,
Bill Duff
, database Football. Accessed July 18, 2007. where he was also an All-American wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor ...
.
Duff was the co- captain of the 1997 Tennessee Volunteers
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, and played for the Cleveland Browns
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in their expansion year 1999–2000. He started for the Orlando Rage
The Orlando Rage was an American football team based in Orlando, Florida as part of the XFL, begun by Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation and by NBC, a major television network in the United States.
History
The team's colors were ...
in the XFL
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* XFL (2001), a defunct American football league that played its only season in 2001
* XFL (2020), a professional American football league
Vehicles
* Bell XFL Airabonita, a 1940 U.S. Navy experimental interceptor aircra ...
and played in 2002 for the Berlin Thunder
The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe.
History
The Thunder came into existence as an expansion team, after the London/England Monarchs franchise shut down operations, prior to the 1999 season. Home games ...
of NFL Europe. He later played in the Arena Football League for the Indiana Firebirds
The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana ...
and Columbus Destroyers
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.
References
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NFL stats
AFL stats
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1974 births
Living people
Delran High School alumni
People from Delran Township, New Jersey
People from Riverside Township, New Jersey
American football defensive tackles
Tennessee Volunteers football players
Cleveland Browns players
Berlin Thunder players
Indiana Firebirds players
Columbus Destroyers players
American television personalities
Orlando Rage players
Players of American football from New Jersey
American tang soo do practitioners
Sportspeople from Burlington County, New Jersey