# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-willis
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:56:48.468Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-willis"
name: "Bill Willis"
slug: "bill-willis"
description: "William Karnet Willis was an American professional football middle guard and guard who played for eight seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). Known for his quickness and strength despite his small stature, Willis was one of the dominant defensive football players of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was named an All-Pro in every season of his career and reached the NFL's Pro Bowl in three of the four seasons he played in the league. His techniques and style of play were emulated by other teams, and his versatility as a pass-rusher and coverage man influenced the development of the modern-day linebacker position. When he retired, Cleveland coach Paul Brown called him \"one of the outstanding linemen in the history of professional football\"."
tagline: "American football player (1921-2007)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1921-10-05"
deathDate: "2007-11-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.11
  momentum:             5.384615384615384
  historical:           5.690426666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Willis_(Footballspieler)"
    title: "Bill Willis (Footballspieler)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "بيل ويليس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "بيل ويليس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Willis"
    title: "Bill Willis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Willis"
    title: "Bill Willis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Willis"
    title: "Bill Willis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862659"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump