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Bill Ferrario, a former NFL offensive line player who distinguished himself for Wisconsin badgers, has died, according to an online BTR. He was 47 years old.
Ferrario died “unexpectedly” on Wednesday, according to the Times-Dutch of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Ferrario was born. His death occurred two days after his birthday.
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Wisconsin’s offensive line offensive, Wisconsin badgers, looks in a match against Ohio bobcats at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin. September 12, 1998. (Chris Covatta / Allsport)
Green Bay Packers selected Ferrario in the fourth round of the 2001 draft. He played 16 games for packers in 2002, but was canceled before the start of the 2003 season.
He tried to make the Redskins of Washington and the Panthers of Caroline, but he never stayed on their lists for a long time.
Ferrario was part of the offensive line of the badgers which blocked for the legendary ball carrier Ron Dayne. The former Wisconsin star won the 1999 Heisman trophy while badgers appeared in the Bowl Rose Games in 1998 and 1999.
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Bill Ferrario # 64 of Carolina Panthers goes through exercises during the training camp on July 30, 2005 at the Wofford College in Spartanburg, in South Carolina. (Grant Halverson / Getty Images)
Ferrario’s Billology appeared on Thursday in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“My heart is broken. I have known Billy since the fourth year, and he had a pure heart of gold and was a trustworthy friend,” the longtime friend of Ferrario, Jason Waibel, Times-Tribune told. “He was going perfectly to help you. He always made you feel important, even when everyone just wanted to make him feel important. I couldn’t ask for a best friend.
“He carried the values of his time noted on the west side through his life. He was the quintessence of hard work, loyalty, and especially of those of us who are West Siders. He made everyone around him a better person. I will miss me terribly.”
The quarter-Arrière Mike Samuel of the Wisconsin Badgers (in the center) puts the ball to the Tailback Carl McCullly (on the left) while Bill Ferrario blocks during the classic launch match against the Orangemen of Syracuse at the Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on August 24, 1997. (Getty Images)
Ferrario’s cause of death has not been announced.
