| Willard Dewveall | |
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| Date of birth | April 29, 1936 |
| Place of birth | Springtown, TX |
| Position(s) | Wide Receiver |
| College | Southern Methodist |
| NFL Draft | 1958 / Round 2 / Pick 18 |
| Jersey Number | 88 |
| Career highlights | |
| AFL All-Star | 1962 |
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| 1959-1960 1961-1964 |
NFL Chicago Bears AFL Houston Oilers |
Willard Dewveall was an American college and professional football player. He was the first player to jump from one American professional football league to another, leaving the NFL Bears to play for the American Football League's Houston Oilers for the 1961 season. A wide receiver, Dewveall in 1962 caught the longest pass reception for a touchdown in professional football history, 98 yards, from Jacky Lee, against the San Diego Chargers. He was an American Football League All-Star in 1962.
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| Dalva Allen | Tony Banfield | Byron Beams | George Belotti | George Blanda | Ron Botchan | Billy Cannon | Doug Cline | Willard Dewveall | Mike Dukes | Don Floyd | Dick Frey | Fred Glick | Bill Groman | Buzz Guy | John Guzik | Ken Hall | Charlie Hennigan | Ed Husmann | Al Jamison | Mark Johnston | Gene Jones | Bob Kelly | Claude King | Jack Laraway | Jacky Lee | Bob McLeod | Rich Michael | Charlie Milstead | Dennit Morris | Jim Norton | Willis Perkins | Leo Reed | Bob Schmidt | George Shirkey | Dave Smith | Julian Spence | Bob Talamini | Charlie Tolar | Orville Trask | Hogan Wharton | John White | Gary Wisener Head Coach Lou Rymkus | Wally Lemm |
