Wilbur John "Bill" Sortet (June 25, 1912 – January 22, 1998) was an American gridiron football end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers. Sortet attended West Virginia University.[1]
Date of birth | June 25, 1912 |
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Place of birth | Vincennes, Indiana, U.S. |
Date of death | January 22, 1998 | (aged 85)
Place of death | Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
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Position(s) | End |
US college | West Virginia |
Career history | |
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1933–1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers |
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A 1939 official program for a Pirates intra-squad game shows Sortet's position as "R.G." and weighing 190 lbs.
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