Bill Mackrides

Bill Mackrides

Date of birth	(1925-07-08) July 8, 1925
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Nevada
NFL draft	1947 / Round: 3 / Pick 19
Career history
As player
1947-1951	Philadelphia Eagles
1952	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1953	New York Giants
1953	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

William "Bill" Mackrides (born July 8, 1925) is a former American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He helped the Eagles win the 1948 and 1949 NFL Championships. Mackrides played college football for the University of Nevada, Reno and led the nation in passing in 1947. In his last season in 1953, Mackrides played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was the last Steeler to wear uniform number 13 in a regular season game until punter Jeremy Kapinos wore that number in 2010.

Mackrides later gained degrees (MS and PhD) in education and psychology. He has since retired and, as of 2013, resides in Delaware County, Pennsylvania nearby to his four children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He also founded a summer day camp in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania in 1959, which is currently family owned and operated.

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders