WILLIAM DANIEL “BILL” HEFFELFINGER Passed away after a long struggle with cancer at his parent’s home in Fremont on Sunday, May 26, 2002. He was born January 18, 1951 in Redding, CA. He was a ...

Edward Heffelfinger August 10, 1930 July 21, 2008 Resident of Fremont, CA William (Bill) Edward Heffelfinger was born on August 10, 1930 in Richmond, CA and passed away on Monday, July 21, 2008 at ...

The story of William “Pudge” Heffelfinger and the birth of professional football 120-plus years ago is now fairly well known. Heffelfinger was paid $500 to play one game for the Allegheny Athletic ...

The origin of professional football is traced to an iconic Minnesotan born just 10 blocks north of where Super Bowl LII will be played on Sunday. William (Pudge) Heffelfinger arrived Dec. 20, 1867 in ...

On November 12, 1892, the first professional football player made his appearance in the United States. William "Pudge" Heffelfinger became the first pro football player on this day, when he accepted a ...

William L. “Bill” Heffelfinger, Jr., 84, of Myerstown, died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at StoneRidge Towne Centre, Myerstown. He was the husband of Marie (Sidoriak) Heffelfinger, to whom he would have ...