# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willie-mcginest
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:55:53.239Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/willie-mcginest"
name: "Willie McGinest"
slug: "willie-mcginest"
description: "William Lee McGinest Jr. is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the USC Trojans, twice receiving first-team All-Pac-10 honors, and was selected fourth overall by the Patriots in the 1994 NFL draft. During his 12 seasons with the team, he was named to two Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowl titles. McGinest also holds the postseason record for sacks. For his accomplishments in New England, he was inducted to the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2015."
tagline: "American football player (born 1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Willie_McGinest_at_ESPN_Weekend_2008.jpg?width=1200"
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: "1971-12-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.54
  momentum:             7.52365930599369
  historical:           6.233269333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821266/"
    handle:    "nm1821266"
sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_McGinest"
    title: "Willie McGinest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA"
    title: "ويلى مكجينيست"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_McGinest"
    title: "Willie McGinest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_McGinest"
    title: "Willie McGinest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_McGinest"
    title: "Willie McGinest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_McGinest"
    title: "Willie McGinest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5571625"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/91512"
    title: "Willie McGinest"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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