| Bill Hewitt | |
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| Position(s): End |
Jersey #: N/A |
| Date of birth: October 8 1909 | |
Place of birth:  Bay City, Michigan |
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| Date of death: January 14, 1947 (age 37) | |
| Career information | |
| College: Michigan | |
| Honors | NFL 1930s All-Decade Team |
| Teams | |
| 1932-1936 1937-1939, 1943 |
Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1971 | |
William Ernest Hewitt (October 8, 1909 - January 14, 1947) was a former professional American football player in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears (1932-1936), three for the Philadelphia Eagles (1937-1939), and one for the Phil-Pitt Steagles (1943). He is probably most remembered for his refusal to wear a helmet. He attended the University of Michigan. Hewitt died in a car crash in 1947.
Hewitt was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile
| Eagles Honor Roll inductees. |
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1987: Chuck Bednarik | 1987: Bert
Bell | 1987: Harold Carmichael | 1987: Bill Hewitt | 1987: Sonny Jurgensen | 1987:
Wilbert Montgomery | 1987: |
| NFL's 1930s All-Decade Team |
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