# Bill Senn

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American football player (1905–1973)

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Bill Senn Senn in 1926 Profile Position Running back Personal information Born (1905-07-14)July 14, 1905 Macomb, Illinois Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Listed weight 177 lb (80 kg) Career information High school Macomb (IL) College Knox College Career history Chicago Bears (1926–1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1931) Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Gunners (1933–1934) Career statistics Games played 79 Games started 18 Touchdowns 25 Stats at Pro Football Reference

**William Franklin Senn** (July 14, 1905 – September 1973) was a professional [American football](/source/American_football) [running back](/source/Running_back) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League). He played eight seasons for the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears), the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(NFL)), and the [Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Gunners](/source/Cincinnati_Reds_(NFL)).[1]

Senn played college football at [Knox College (Illinois)](/source/Knox_College_(Illinois)).[2]

Between 1935 and 1942 he operated a [Canton](/source/Canton%2C_Illinois) [creamery](/source/Creamery), and during the [war](/source/Second_World_War) served in [the Army](/source/US_Army). In 1947 he became the football coach at [Urbana High School](/source/Urbana_High_School_(Illinois)).[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Christian, Paul (October 30, 1973). ["Red Grange remembers Bill Senn"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-ledger-red-grange-remembers-bill-s/195930655/). *[Daily Ledger](/source/Daily_Ledger)*. Canton, IL. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bill Senn New Urbana Coach"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-review-bill-senn-new-u/195930535/). Sec. II. *[The Decatur Daily Review](/source/The_Decatur_Daily_Review)*. Decatur, IL. June 8, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bill Senn New Urbana Coach"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-review-bill-senn-new-u/195930535/). Sec. II. *[The Decatur Daily Review](/source/The_Decatur_Daily_Review)*. Decatur, IL. June 8, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

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