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William Fritz Afflis Jr. (June 27, 1929 – November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and National Football League player, better known by his ring name, Dick the Bruiser. During his NFL days he played four seasons with the Green Bay Packers.
Apr 22, 2016 · From a lonely room he rented at the old YMCA in downtown Lafayette to center ring at Madison Square Garden, William Afflis' 62 years on Earth were seldom dull.
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 27, No. 4 (2005) DICK THE BRUISER. By John Maxymuk. Adapted from Packers By the Numbers, Prairie Oak Press, 2003. William Frederick “Dick” Afflis played guard, tackle, and defensive line in his four years with Green Bay and wore a higher uniform number each year.
Aug 24, 2023 · He played varsity football for both Purdue University (he left after bashing his offensive line coach over the head with his helmet) and the University of Nevada, Reno (where he moonlighted as a bouncer at a Reno nightclub). Afflis was the 186th overall pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 16th round of the 1951 NFL draft.
May 17, 2022 · Afflis was good enough on the gridiron to get drafted by the Green Bay Packers, where he played both the offensive and defensive line for four years, 1951–1954. Afflis suffered a football injury to his larynx, which caused him to have a gravelly voice for the rest of his life.
Jul 3, 2011 · The 6-foot, 251-pounder left Purdue after clobbering his line coach with his helmet and was kicked out of Miami after bookmaking allegations. He lasted a couple of weeks at Notre Dame and Alabama before settling at Nevada-Reno. The Packers drafted him in the 16 th round (somewhere along the way, he also officially changed his first name to Dick).
Sep 30, 2019 · On November 10, 1991, William “Dick the Bruiser” Afflis ruptured a blood vessel in his esophagus while lifting weights in his home and ultimately passed away due to internal bleeding at the age of 62.
