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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1964-05-18)May 18, 1964 (age 60) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 294 lb (133 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. Xavier (Louisville) | ||||||||
| College: | Vanderbilt | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1986: 1st round, 20th pick | ||||||||
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William Charles Wolford (born May 18, 1964) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive lineman in theNational Football League (NFL) for theBuffalo Bills,Indianapolis Colts, andPittsburgh Steelers.[1] He playedcollege football for theVanderbilt Commodores.
Wolford attendedSt. Xavier High School inLouisville, Kentucky and playedcollege football atVanderbilt University, where he was a third-teamAll-America selection as a senior.[2]
He was the Bills' first-round pick in the1986 NFL draft,[3] and played for them from 1986 to 1992, includingAFC championships (andSuper Bowl losses) in his last three years in Buffalo. Wolford signed as afree agent with the Colts in 1993, and finally joined the Steelers from 1996 to 1998. He was named to theAFCPro Bowl roster in 1990, 1992, and 1995.[1]
In 2002, he became the majority owner/operator of theArena Football 2'sLouisville Fire.[4]
Wolford took overcolor analyst duties for the Colts in the2007 season, working alongside longtime Colts voiceBob Lamey. Wolford was also co-host ofThe Bob and Will Show, working alongsideBob Valvano onWQKC, an all-sports station in Louisville, until that station changed formats in November 2008.
In 2013, Wolford became the head football coach at his alma mater of St. Xavier High, replacing the retiring Mike Glaser. On December 20, 2017, he announced his retirement.[5]
Wolford's wife, Mary Jude Wolford, is a career lawyer who was elected Nov. 8, 2022, to be the 15th Division District Court Judge in Kentucky. She had been a former assistant district attorney in Jefferson County. She and Wolford have been married since 1988. They have three adult daughters.
Wolford's nephew,John Wolford, is a quarterback for theJacksonville Jaguars and played for theArizona Hotshots in theAlliance of American Football.[6][7]
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