William Henry Edward Neal (December 31, 1918 – December 27, 1984) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

defensive tackle A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...

. He played seven seasons for both the

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in the

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* 1918 births 1984 deaths People from Wichita Falls, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football defensive linemen Ouachita Baptist Tigers football players Tulane Green Wave football players Green Bay Packers players Chicago Bears players Western Conference Pro Bowl players {{defensive-lineman-1910s-stub