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Property	Value
rdf:type	Gridiron football person College coach
rdfs:label	William Heffelfinger
rdfs:comment	William "Pudge" Walter Heffelfinger (December 20, 1867 – April 2, 1954) was an American football player and coach. He is considered the first person to play football professionally.
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coaching teams	California Golden Bears football Minnesota Golden Gophers football Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
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Poll	no
EndYear	single
Birth Date	1867-12-20
death place	Blessing, Texas, United States
Legend	no
bowl	no
Name	1895 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team California Golden Bears football Minnesota Golden Gophers football Lehigh Mountain Hawks football California Minnesota William Heffelfinger Lehigh Heffelfinger, William William "Pudge" Heffelfinger
Type	coach
Caption	Heffelfinger at Yale
Conference	no
Ranking	no
Alternative Names	Heffelfinger, William Walter; Heffelfinger, Pudge
hiddencols	no
Overall	5 7 17
Date of Death	1954-04-02
Birth Place	Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota United States
Title	William Heffelfinger—awards and honors
conf	Independent no
StartYear	1893 1894 1895
College	Yale Bulldogs football
death date	1954-04-02
Image size	200
playing teams	Allegheny Athletic Association Chicago Athletic Association Football team
Place of Birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Place of death	Blessing, Texas
coaching years	1893 1894 1895
playing years	1892
CollegeHOF	90027
Career Highlights	* 3x All-American * 1x W. Pennsylvania Circuit champion * First recognized professional football player * Total coaching record: 17–13–1
ConfRecord	no
ID	90027
bcs	no
Position	Guard (American football)
Date of Birth	1867-12-20
Short Description	American football player and coach
Year	1893 1894 1895
CollegeHOFYear	1951
abstract	William "Pudge" Walter Heffelfinger (December 20, 1867 – April 2, 1954) was an American football player and coach. He is considered the first person to play football professionally.
is HeadCoach of	Early history of Minnesota Golden Gophers football