caption height_ft years death_date birth_place teams article_title position birth_date height_in residence image college name imagewidth
stobbs in 1931 5 1921 november 1968 -lrb- age 72 -rrb- wheeling , west virginia detroit tigers bill stobbs
 bb 28 may 1896 7 norfolk , virginia bill stobbs.png washington & jefferson college thomas william stobbs , jr. . 100px
bill stobbs

thomas william stobbs , jr. was a professional american football player for the national football league 's detroit tigers .
he attended high school in wheeling , west virginia .
he attended washington & jefferson college .
following his retirement from football , he attempted to become head coach of the w&j football team his son , chuck stobbs , played professional baseball .
