Date of birth | July 28, 1942 |
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Place of birth | Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S. |
Date of death | January 6, 2023 | (aged 80)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
US college | Jackson State |
AFL draft | 1965 / Round: 5 / Pick: 34 |
Drafted by | Houston Oilers |
NFL draft | 1965 / Round: 11 / Pick: 143 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1965 | Los Angeles Rams |
1968 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1969 | New York Giants |
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William Francis Molden (July 28, 1942 – January 6, 2023) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the New York Giants. He played college football at Jackson State University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Molden was also selected in the fifth round of the 1965 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.
Molden was the husband of Ruth Molden of Moss Point, Mississippi and they had three children. Molden died on January 6, 2023, at the age of 80.[1]
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