- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBilly Dale Vessels
- Nickname
- Curly
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Billy Vessels was born on March 22, 1931 in Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA. He was married to Suzanne Wilson. He died on November 17, 2001 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
- SpouseSuzanne Wilson(? - November 17, 2001) (his death, 3 children)
- In September 2002, the high school football stadium in Cleveland, Oklahoma (Vessels' hometown) was dedicated as Billy Vessels Memorial Stadium.
- Winner of the 1952 Heisman Trophy.
- Played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (which later became the Canadian Football League's Western Conference) in 1953.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974; first winner from the University of Oklahoma.
- Played halfback for the Baltimore Colts in 1956.
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