Bill McColl

Who is Bill McColl?

William Frazer "Bill" McColl Jr. is a former NFL defensive end and tight end from 1952 to 1959 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was a two-time consensus All-American and third runner up in the 1951 Heisman Trophy voting. In 1951, he was the first person to receive the W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. McColl was inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame in 1965. He was also inducted into the Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame and in 1973, into the College Football Hall of Fame.

In the 1956 NFL season, McColl threw the longest pass completion of the year in an end around pass against the NY Giants and had the sixth longest reception at 69 yards. In the 1958 season, McColl was third in the league with 8 touch down receptions.

During his time with the Bears, McColl studied medicine at the University of Chicago. He became an orthopedic surgeon and made the decision to become a Presbyterian missionary doctor serving in Korea from 1962 to 1964. He was recognized by NFL Hall of Fame with a humanitarian award for his service. McColl was voted one of the 10 Outstanding Young Men of America in 1964 by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce.