Bill Healy

Bill Healy
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position	Guard
Career history
College	Georgia Tech (1942; 1946–1948)
High school	Baylor
Personal information
Born:	March 28, 1924; New Brunswick, New Jersey
Died:	September 22, 2010 (aged 86); Chattanooga, Tennessee
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-SEC (1947, 1948); First-team All-American (1948);

William Raymond Healy (March 28, 1924 – September 22, 2010) was an All-American college football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He graduated from Baylor School in 1942 and served in the 88th Cavalry reconnaissance squadron in the European Theater during World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for gallantry in action.[1] At Georgia Tech, he was a five-sport letterman.[2] He was a member of the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[3] Healy was selected by the Associated Press for an all-time SEC team in 1950.[4]

References

"Georgia Tech All-American Bill Healy Dies At 86".
"Baylor School: William Raymond "Bill" Healy '42".
"William Raymond "Bill" HEALY's Obituary on The Tennessean".
"Don Hutson Is Selected For All-Time SEC Team". The Tuscaloosa News. November 2, 1950.

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[1] "Georgia Tech All-American Bill Healy Dies At 86".

[2] "Baylor School: William Raymond "Bill" Healy '42".

[3] "William Raymond "Bill" HEALY's Obituary on The Tennessean".

[4] "Don Hutson Is Selected For All-Time SEC Team". The Tuscaloosa News. November 2, 1950.