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William Donald Hultz (born December 16, 1940 in Moss Point, Mississippi) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He is the child of Wilfred R. and Faye Hultz.〔See Father's obituary at, http://www.genealogybuff.com/al/al-mobile20.htm〕 As a teenager, Hultz began playing football at Mobile County High School in Grand Bay, Alabama.〔http://www.ahsfhs.org/NFL/NFL2.asp?abc=H〕 After graduating from high school, he played college football at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he played both offensive and defensive positions.〔See http://min.scout.com/2/11599.html〕 In 1962, during Hultz's senior year, Southern Mississippi's football team won the UPI Small College National Championship.〔http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112702aab.html〕 Following college, Hultz signed as a free agent to play in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. He played his first season with the Vikings in 1963. Before the 1964 season he was traded as part of a 4-for-1 deal to the Philadelphia Eagles where he played the following 9 seasons. During those first ten years (both at Minnesota and Philadelphia) he wore the number 83.〔See http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HultDo20.htm〕 After the 1972 season he was traded to the Chicago Bears where he played his final season in 1973.〔See http://www.nfl.com/players/donhultz/profile?id=HUL726379〕 During that final year he wore the number 67.〔See http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HultDo20.htm〕 While in the NFL, Hultz played defensive end, defensive tackle, and linebacker.〔http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HULTZDON01#Bio〕〔Zimniuch, Fran, ''Eagles: Where Have You Gone?'' (Sports Publishing, LLC, 2004) p.124, online at: http://books.google.com/books?id=euOj0m6s1j8C&pg=PA124&dq=don+hultz#v=onepage&q=don%20hultz&f=false〕 Hultz holds the NFL record for the most opponents' fumbles recovered in a season, nine, in 1963, his rookie season. See List of National Football League records (individual).〔See http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/history/individual/indiv_fumbles〕〔Boehm, David A., Benagh, Jim, and Smith, Cyd, ''Guinness Sports Record Book, 1990-1991'', Sterling Publishing Companyp.81〕 His brother, George Hultz, also played high school football at Grand Bay, Alabama and later at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was drafted in the 1961 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and played one season in the NFL as an offensive tackle.〔http://www.ahsfhs.org/nfl/NFL2.asp?abc=H〕 Later, he worked as a professional wrestler for promoter Nick Gulas.〔See Memphis Wrestling History, at http://www.memphiswrestlinghistory.com/1973.html〕 He competed against Buddy Wolfe, another former NFL player, among others.〔See, one of many, http://www.infinitecore.com/superstar/index.php?threadid=63755&last=1〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Hultz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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