Bill Triplett
| Date of birth | May 4, 1940 |
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| Place of birth | Shaw, Mississippi |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| College | Miami (Ohio) |
| AFL draft | 1962 / Round: 9 / Pick: 70 |
| Drafted by | Boston Patriots |
| NFL draft | 1962 / Round: 6 / Pick: 72 |
| Drafted by | New York Giants |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1962–1966 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1967 | New York Giants |
| 1968–1972 | Detroit Lions |
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William Clarence Triplett (born May 4, 1940) is a former American football running back. He played 10 years in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1962–63, 1965–66), New York Giants (1967), and Detroit Lions (1968–72). He also played college football for Miami University (Ohio).
Triplett was born in 1940 in either Indianola, Mississippi, or Shaw, Mississippi. His family moved to Girard, Ohio, where he attended Girard High School. His older brother, Mel Triplett, played in the NFL as a running back and defensive back from 1955 to 1962.
Triplett attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he played for the Miami Redskins football team under head coach John Pont. As a senior in 1961, Triplett gained 1,418 yards, was named the team's most valuable player, and was selected to the All-Mid-American Conference team. He was also selected to play in the Hula Bowl and the East–West Shrine Game.
Triplett was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round, 72nd overall pick, of the 1962 NFL Draft. He was also selected in the ninth round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Boston Patriots. In May 1962, the Giants traded Triplett to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ralph Guglielmi.
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