William Fuller

William Henry Fuller Jr. (born March 8, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Fuller played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and professionally for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League (USFL), and the Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Fuller was one of the better pass rushers in the NFL during his time in the league and finished his career with 100.5 sacks. He was named to the Pro Bowl four times and selected as an All-American twice while in college. In 2004, Fuller was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. During his career and after his retirement, Fuller has also done considerable work in raising funds for diabetes research.

Early life Fuller was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia, and attended Indian River High School, where he lettered in track, basketball, and football. Fuller graduated from Indian River in 1980.

As a senior, he had 81 tackles, a team-leading five sacks, and 22 tackles for loss. Fuller was also a finalist for the Lombardi and Outland Trophies,

Professional career Fuller was selected by the Philadelphia Stars in the 1984 USFL Territorial Draft. He was also selected with the 21st selection in the first round of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players by the Los Angeles Rams. Fuller decided to play in the USFL with the Stars, where he played for two seasons, winning two USFL championships and playing with future NFL players such as Bart Oates and Sam Mills.

Fuller joined the NFL after the USFL folded in 1986 and his rights were subsequently traded by the Rams to the Houston Oilers where he started his career in the NFL. After recording a total of 3 sacks in his first two seasons, Fuller emerged in 1988 and tied for the team lead in sacks with 8.5. He was described as the most improved defensive player on the team by head coach Jerry Glanville.

After recording 14.5 sacks over 1989 and 1990, and was named to his first Pro Bowl.

He subsequently played three stellar seasons in 1994, 1995, and 1996. He recorded 9.5 sacks in his first season there (1994) and set a team record for most consecutive games with a sack at seven. Fuller had 13 sacks in each of the following two seasons (1995 and 1996),

After two seasons, in which he recorded three sacks each,

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD 1986 !! HOU

1987 !! HOU

1988 !! HOU

1989 !! HOU

1990 !! HOU

1991 !! HOU

1992 !! HOU

1993 !! HOU

1994 !! PHI

1995 !! PHI

1996 !! PHI

1997 !! SD

1998 !! SD

Total Fuller and his father were very close and had filmed a United Way and the NFL commercial together during the offseason. In 2011, Fuller became a radio commentator for the Virginia Destroyers UFL team.