Willie Fry

American football player (1955–1998)

American football player

Willie Fry
No. 62
Position:	Defensive end Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1955-02-23)February 23, 1955 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:	July 10, 1998(1998-07-10) (aged 43) New York, New York, U.S.
Career information
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1980)

Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV) National champion (1977) Second-team All-American (1977) Gator Bowl champion (1976) Sugar Bowl champion (1973) Orange Bowl champion (1975)

Willie Fry, Jr. (February 23, 1955 – July 10, 1998) was an American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1978 and 1980.^[1] He was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He earned two Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIII and Super Bowl XIV. He played college football at University of Notre Dame.^[2] He died of a heart attack on July 10, 1998, in New York City.^[3]

References

^ "Willie Fry at NFL.com". NFL.com.
^ "Willie Fry College Football and Pro Football Statistics".
^ "Paid Notice: Deaths FRY, WILLIE, JR". The New York Times. July 23, 1998. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 NFL draft selections

v t e 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—consensus national champions
Doug Becker Luther Bradley Jim Browner Ross Browner Ted Burgmeier Mike Calhoun Mike Courey Vagas Ferguson Tim Foley Willie Fry Bob Golic Kris Haines Jerome Heavens Steve Heimkreiter Pete Holohan Dave Huffman Tim Huffman Ernie Hughes Greg Knafelc Tim Koegel Bobby Leopold Rusty Lisch Ken MacAfee Joe Montana Jim Stone Jeff Weston Dave Waymer Mike Whittington Head coach: Dan Devine Assistant coaches: Jim Johnson Merv Johnson Hank Kuhlmann Francis Peay Gene Smith Ron Toman Joe Yonto

1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—consensus national champions

v t e 1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—AP national champions
John Audino Art Best Luther Bradley Cliff Brown Ross Browner Dave Casper Tom Clements Greg Collins Peter Demmerle Gerry DiNardo Mike Fanning Willie Fry Al Hunter Drew Mahalic Steve Niehaus Tim Rudnick Gene Smith Steve Sylvester Bob Thomas Mike Townsend Head coach: Ara Parseghian Assistant coaches: Greg Blache Jim Johnson Merv Johnson Hank Kuhlmann Francis Peay Ron Toman Joe Yonto

1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—AP national champions

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII champions
5 Craig Colquitt 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 18 Cliff Stoudt 20 Rocky Bleier 21 Tony Dungy 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ray Oldham 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 40 Randy Reutershan 47 Mel Blount 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 69 Fred Anderson 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Ray Pinney 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 86 Jim Smith 87 Jim Mandich 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham
Head coach: Chuck Noll
Coaches: Rollie Dotsch Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Louis Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV champions
5 Craig Colquitt 9 Matt Bahr 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Greg Hawthorne 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 Anthony Anderson 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 45 Russell Davis 47 Mel Blount 49 Dwayne Woodruff 50 Tom Graves 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 54 Zack Valentine 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 63 Thom Dornbrook 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 72 Gerry Mullins 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 85 Calvin Sweeney 86 Jim Smith 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham
Head coach: Chuck Noll
Coaches: Rollie Dotsch Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Louis Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer