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Bill Bates

American football player
Person Human Q861929

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
June 6, 1961
Place of birth
Knoxville
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
motivational speaker, American football player
Educated at
Farragut High School[6]
Described by source
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[14]
Family name
Bates[12]
Given name
Bill[13]
Height
+73[15]
Mass
+213[16]
Member of sports team
Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Volunteers football[8][9]
Position played on team / speciality
safety[10]
Sport
American football[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bill Bates en William Frederick Bates ar بيل بيتس de William Frederick Bates fa بیل بیتس ja ビル・ベイツ ko 윌리엄 프레더릭 베이츠 ko 빌 베이츠 ru Билл Бейтс
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
60777139
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94070227
FAST ID
342654
Freebase ID
/m/0bm2tj
HAND ID
A960-9F80-5EFC-060B-F200
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame ID
bill-bates
NFL.com player ID
bill-bates
NFL.com player ID (former scheme)
2499568
Pro Football Reference player ID
B/BateBi00
SNAC ARK ID
w6kp96rr
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
bates-bill
Trading Card Database name ID
8732
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrMjbDHyJCgbXrxRgkDq

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Bates
Given name 1
Bill
Instance of 1
human
Member of sports team 1
Dallas Cowboys
Occupation 1
motivational speaker
Place of birth 1
Knoxville
Position played on team / speciality 1
safety
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
American football
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Summary

Bill Bates was born on June 6, 1961[1], in Knoxville[2]. He has worked as a motivational speaker[3] and American football player[4].

FAQs

Where was Bill Bates born?

Bill Bates's place of birth was Knoxville[2].

What did Bill Bates do for work?

Bill Bates worked as a motivational speaker[3] and American football player[4].

Where did Bill Bates go to school?

Bill Bates was educated at Farragut High School[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Bates
    NFL.com player ID (former scheme) → 2499568
    Position played on team / speciality → safety
    Educated at → Farragut High School
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID: bates-bill"
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