Bill Capps

Thomas Wilburn "Bill" Capps (June 23, 1904 – January 4, 1979) was an American football lineman. He played college football for East Central State University and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets (1929–1930) and Minneapolis Red Jackets.

Early years and college Capps was born in Pooleville, Oklahoma, in 1904. He moved to Randlett, Oklahoma, as a boy and attended Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma. He also played for the Tulsa Oilers of the American Football League in 1934.

Later life After his football career ended, Capps owned a motel and a used car lot in Oklahoma City. He moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma, in 1960 where he was a partner in an auto dealership. He died in 1979 at age 74 of a heart ailment.