The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21
By GEORGE KIRKsEx

By GEORGE KIRKSEX United Press staR CoFsespomdent)
 Chicago, Dec. 2i--(Up) His name Bill DC CorreVont-soundS Ike Q football players.
 Ills feats on the high school grid. Iron are almost unhelievablo--he scored 2ii points last season. Every college coach from coast to coast would welcome him with open arms. He is idolized, harassed, imposed on, cheev0d and sought after, wherever he turns this 70 year old youth from Chicago'S west side belongs to the public.
 Daily letters arrive, the phone rings, individuals call in person. fts Q radio offer, c motion picture pro- posai, on advertising tie.up. They Ail gre seeking the use og that name De CoFTevont."
 From now on there will Do no peace for Bill DO COFrqevoElt, the most publicized high echool athlete in the history Of American football
 On the epet dop
 AS Elmer Layden Of Metre Dame puts it, "De CoFrevont will never Do c sophomore. The public and newspapers will not lot him. They will Do following every move no makes from now on. His college coach, whoever no may be, will never have . chance to thrust him into the background"
 Yet Dill N . normal American boy, different from oil the rest only in that he has c touch Of athlvtl0 genius. He would prefer to co hig way quietly and without benefit Of bailyhoo but he realizes now that that isn't possible.
 Tame's treacheFoug fingers are on him. fIe cannot escape. A curious public awaits the selection Of tho college he'll matriculate at next SRil.
 No ono appreciates his position more than Blll. Ke isn't suffering from any deluslonS about what's ahead of him.
 Tt doesn't make c lot Of differ. eiice to me what the neWspapeFB Bay about me-" he said. "All I ask 6 c 60.60 break. I fully realize my pos sition. 1vs neither one thet ! asked for nor expected but I'm prepared to faee ik" t
 Bill was % lest November %. Ne weighs 172 and is . feet, ii inches. iEe hes unruly blend hair, and blue eyes. His father, who died three years ago, was French and his mother N of Danish. German stock. lie goes to the Catholic church.
 Natural Athlete t3t
 Ke was born to Do an athiete. He Was abl0 to skate when h0 was two He started playing with haSeballs and footballs ct four end when hs went to grammar school hO was good enough to play with high school boys.
 The iceman who's been delivering ice to the little Do 0oETevont apaFts Hient since Diii was . baby recently told his mother:
 4 knew that kid Was going to be c famous athiete. When he WAs llt- tle I don't believe I ever sew him when no wasn't playing some game. In the winter it was football end in the summer baseball"
 Ke comes from on athletic family. His brother, Bud, was c Btar tackle ct Austin high school, Dilib Bchool. His cousin, George Wilson, plays end for the Chicago Bears. His brother in-law, Denny sohn, played halsback ct tho .. Of Washington. Jack Riley, Ail-AmeFica tackle ct Northwestern c few years ego, Is his gecond cousin. lis grandfather on bis fathers side, Leonard Dc Correvont, once played with the Cincinnati Reds. His father was . prairie football and baseball player Of note Unti . ghort time befoFe his death Dill said his setheF, then about 4B, could oitrun him and added: I'm not exactly slow"