Bill Atessis
player of American football
William James Atessis (born July 16, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, who won two NCAA national championships. He was a three-year starter and was a second-team All-American as a junior and a consensus All-American as a senior. He currently resides in Houston, Texas.
Early life
Atessis graduated from Jesse Jones High School, in Houston where he played baseball and basketball in addition to football. He was a Texas All-State tackle in 1966 and Atessis was the state's number one lineman in the recruiting class of 1967.
He was inducted to the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
College career
Atessis was a three-year letterman and three-year starter at left defensive end at Texas from 1968 through the 1970 season. He was a member of teams which set a school record 30-game winning streak that currently stands as the twelfth-longest in NCAA history. He was a starter on the back-to-back National Champion Texas Longhorns teams of 1969 and 1970, and he played in the so-called "Game of the Century" in 1969.
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