Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1992
Bill Hull, once referred to by journalist Smith Barrier as the "Incredible Hull," was the first Atlantic Coast Conference athlete to start in both basketball and football (1960.) Hull started his basketball season for Bones McKinney just two days after the football team finished its campaign. Hull earned three varsity letter in football (1959-1961) and two in basketball (1961-1962).
Hull was on two ACC championship teams under McKinney.
As a senior in 1961, Hull earned All-ACC honors in football as an end and had a professional stint with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League the following year.
On the hardwood, he averaged 7.1 rebounds per game, a figure that remained in the Top 10 for several years after his graduation.
Hull was inducted into the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame on January 18, 1992.
