Bill Dudley William McGarvey " Bullet Bill " Dudley ( December 24 , 1921 < nowiki > < / nowiki > – February 4 , 2010 ) was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers , Detroit Lions , and Washington Redskins . He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 . Early life . Dudley was born in Bluefield , Virginia and attended Graham High School . He made the football team his junior year , and in 1938 he kicked a 35 - yard field goal in the season ' s finale and helped Graham beat favored Princeton High School , 10 – 7 . College career . At the age of 16 , Dudley was awarded an athletic scholarship by the University of Virginia football team by coach Frank Murray . As a result , he received a $ 500 grant , out of which he paid for room , board , and books . He also pledged and became a brother of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity . Although he was originally slated as a punter and placekicker , Dudley eventually came to play the halfback position . In his sophomore year , he began as the fifth back on the depth chart but , due to a teammate ' s injury , played several games . By his third year , Dudley started every game and was the Southern Conference ' s leader in total offensive yards . He was also successful in his senior year , particularly during a game against the University of North Carolina . In that game , Dudley scored all three touchdowns for Virginia and kicked four extra point s . That season , he became the first Virginia player to earn All - America honors and was awarded the Maxwell Award for best college football player of the year . He was also named the best college player of the year by the Washington D . C . Touchdown Club . Dudley also led the nation in four categories : touchdowns with 18 ; points scored with 134 ; rushing average with 6 . 2 yards a play ; and touchdowns responsible for with 29 . After the season , he played in the East - West Shrine Game , where he intercepted four passes and threw for his team ' s touchdown in a 6 – 6 tie . He also played in the College All - Star Game in Chicago . NFL rookie season ( 1942 ) . Dudley was drafted in the 1942 NFL Draft with the first overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers . During the 1942 season , he led the league in rushing with 696 yards on 162 carries and was then named to the All - Pro team . He also completed 35 of 94 passes for 438 yards and two touchdowns , punted 18 times for a 32 . 0 average , returned 20 punts for 271 yards ( 14 . 0 avg ) , and ran back 11 kickoffs for 298 yards ( 27 . 0 avg ) , scoring once . In the first game of his professional career , Dudley ran for a 55 - yard touchdown and in his second game scored on a kickoff return . Military service ( 1943 – 45 ) . In 1942 , the U . S . armed services began drafting all eligible young men to fight in World War II . Dudley originally enlisted and was sworn into the Naval Air Corps , however they found out he needed to have his parents ' consent , since he wasn ' t twenty - one . Dudley then enlisted in U . S . Army Air Corps in September 1942 , but there was an influx of recruits and Dudley was told he would have to wait three months before he began training . This delay made it possible for him to finish his rookie season with the Steelers . Dudley went through basic training in Florida and then attended flight school in Texas . He then joined the Army ' s football team . In 1944 , Dudley helped his team to a 12 – 0 record and was named the Most Valuable Player . At the end of the war , Dudley was shipped to the Pacific and flew two supply missions . He was then sent to Hawaii where the Army selected him to play in three more football games against All - Star teams . Return to the NFL ( 1945 – 53 ) . Dudley returned to Pittsburgh that fall and rejoined the Steelers ' s team for the last four games of the 1945 season . In a game against the Chicago Cardinals , he ran for two touchdowns and kicked for two additional points and became the Steelers ' leading scorer for that season . He also rushed for 204 yards and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards . In 1946 , the Steelers hired a new coach Jock Sutherland and Dudley scored 48 points , which contributed to the Steelers ' 5 - 5 - 1 record . During that season , he became the league leader in rushing ( 604 yards ) , interceptions ( 10 total which he returned for 242 yards ) and punt returns ( 27 total for 385 yards ) . In doing this , Dudley became the only NFL player to lead in four unique statistical categories . He was named All - Pro and was awarded the NFL ' s Most Valuable Player Award . Dudley became the first ( and as of 2007 , only ) person to win MVP awards in college , service , and professional levels . Dudley was traded to the Detroit Lions after 1946 , where he was offered three - year contract and $ 20 , 000 a season . He was elected captain of his team all three years , 1947 – 1949 . During his first year with the Lions , the team finished last . On October 19 , 1947 against the Chicago Bears , Dudley returned a punt for an 84 - yard touchdown . During 1947 , he scored 13 touchdowns ; seven on pass receptions , four on runs from scrimmage , one on a punt return , one on kickoff return and throwing two . In his last season with the Lions , he led Detroit in scoring for the third year in a row . At the end of the 1949 season , Lions coach Bo McMillin traded Dudley to the Washington Redskins , where he played for three seasons , during which he led the team in scoring every year . On December 3 , 1950 Dudley fielded a 60 yard punt kicked by Steelers ' player Joe Geri . He ran over 30 yards before he reached his hands out of bounds , while keeping both feet in bounds , and caught the punt at the Redskin ’ s four yard line , and then ran it for a 96 - yard touchdown . Dudley took a break during the 1952 season but returned in 1953 . He retired at the end of the season due to knee injuries and an overall physical deterioration . Dudley was named first - or second - team All - NFL six times in his career and was named to three Pro Bowl s . During his nine pro seasons , Dudley gained 3 , 057 yards on 765 rushing attempts , a 4 . 0 average , and scored 20 touchdowns ; caught 123 passes for 1 , 383 yards and 18 touchdowns ; returned 124 punts for 1 , 515 yards and three touchdowns ; ran back 78 kickoffs for 1 , 743 yards and one touchdown ; intercepted 23 passes and returned them for 459 yards and two touchdowns ; and punted 191 times for a 38 . 2 - yard average . He added 121 extra points and 33 field goals to his 44 touchdowns for a total of 484 points . Dudley led his team in scoring during every one of his nine NFL seasons . Dudley is the only player ever with a rushing touchdown , touchdown reception , punt return for touchdown , kickoff return for touchdown , interception return for touchdown , fumble return for a touchdown , and a touchdown pass . He also had a touchdown via lateral and kicked PATs and field goals . After football . After retiring , Dudley was a scout for the Steelers and the Lions . In 1951 , he then entered the insurance business in Lynchburg , Virginia with his brother Jim . Honors . Dudley was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956 , the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 , and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 . The Downtown Club of Richmond , Virginia has sponsored the Bill Dudley Award since 1990 , awarded each year to the state ' s top college football player . Dudley is an unlockable free agent running back in the videogame Madden NFL 08 . Politics . Dudley served four terms in the Virginia House of Delegates . Death . Dudley suffered a massive stroke on January 30 , 2010 . He died in his home in Lynchburg , Virginia on February 4 , 2010 .