Bill Dudley, Hall of Fame...

...running back, died Thursday at the age of 88. His obit in the Times describes him as:

...one of college and professional football’s most dynamic running backs in the 1940s and early 1950s despite a small frame and a lack of speed.

Small, but slow. Funny, that's how people used to describe me.

Known as Bullet Bill, he was hardly speedy. In a sprint contest before an all-star game, he ranked 15th among 16 running backs. But in the game, he ran back a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.

Dudley also served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1966 to 1974.

Ted Morrison, a fellow delegate, once said of Dudley: “He was direct, unvarnished. Diplomacy was not what he was paid to do.”

Hmmm. Small, slow, and hard to get along with. Remind you of anyone?