William Thomas Stanfill (born January 13, 1947) is a former defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He attended the University of Georgia. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American football. ... City Miami, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua Green, Coral Orange, Blue, and White Head Coach Nick Saban Owner Wayne Huizenga Fight song {{{song}}} Mascot T D Local radio Flagship stations: WAXY (790 AM) and WNMA (1210 AM)-Spanish Announcers: Jimmy Cefalo and Joe Rose (English); Rene Giraldo... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... The University of Georgia, located approximately 70 miles north-east of Atlanta in Athens, Georgia, is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ...
High School Years
Stanfill attended Cairo High School in Cairo, Georgia, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball, and track and field. In football, he was named the Class Double-A Lineman of the Year after leading his team to three Region Championships. In basketball, as a senior, he led his team to the state championship and was named the state tournament MVP. In track and field, he added three state discus and one shot put Double-A titles. Cairo is a city located in Grady County, Georgia. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Alternate meaning: Discus fish The discus throw is an athletics (track and field) throwing event. ... Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball, also called the shot, as far as possible. ...
If ever there were an unheralded hero from the now famous "No Name Defense" of the Miami Dolphins, that accolade would go to BillStanfill.
"BillStanfill was the guy that caused the Dolphins to have the defense that beat us in the Super Bowl.
Vince Dooley, who coached Stanfill at the University of Georgia, says, "Bill is everything you'd want in a great defensive tackle." Among his many honors, Stanfill was named All-Pro four times, from 1971 through '74, and he still holds the Dolphins record for career sacks, 67 ½.
Stanfill would never be the same player again, and by the end of the next year he would be out of football.
Stanfill was an old-fashioned football gladiator, a 6'5 1/2", 255-pound country boy who won the Outland Trophy, as the college game's best interior lineman, in his senior year at Georgia; helped Miami win two Super Bowls, after the 1972 and '73 seasons; and was named to four Pro Bowls.
Stanfill had been suffering from avascular necrosis (AVN) -- in which blood circulation is cut off to the hip bone, causing it to die -- because of repeated trauma and, possibly, repeated injection of the anti-inflammatory drug cortisone when he was in pro ball.
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