WilliamMahone III

2016 – Junior

• Practiced with the team

2015 – Sophomore

• Missed the season because of injury

2014 – R-Freshman

• Continued to practice with the team

2013 – Freshman

• Redshirted

High School

• First-team all-conference and second-team All-Southwest Ohio as a senior 
• Rushed for 1,203 yards on 200 carries as a senior
• Totaled 857 yards on 127 carries his junior season
• Ran for 528 yards on 103 gives as a sophomore
• Three-year starter at Lakota East HS 
• Coached by Rick Haynes 
• Three-year letterman for the track and field team, competing on the sprint relays and as a long jumper
• Member of the school’s Student-Athlete Leadership Team 
• Also received a character award

Personal

• Born in Cincinnati
• Son of William and Kim Mahone
• He is the third (III), named after his dad and grandfather
• Father, William, played football at Cumberland College
• Major is family sciences

Community Cats

• Visited patients at the Veterans Hospital (2014)
• Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)

William Says

• His favorite meal is chicken and dumplings
• His sports heroes are Jim Brown, Reggie Bush and Muhammad Ali
• One word to describe him on the field is “smooth”
• If he could trade places with someone for the day it would be with Will Smith
• Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to coach