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Billy Atkins

William Ellis Atkins

Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: November 19, 1934 in Millport, AL
College: Auburn

Career AV: 16 (5032nd overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round (59th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

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Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1958 24 SFO P 29 12 0 25 983 51 0 39.3 1
1959 25 SFO 29 11 0 1
1960 26 BUF LCB 20 14 0 3 3 2 1 6 1 2 1 13 6 46.2% 33 27 81.8% 89 3468 58 0 39.0 3
1961* 27 BUF RS 20 14 0 1 5 2 6 2 33.3% 31 29 93.5% 85 3783 70 1 44.5 6
1962 28 NYT LS 2 7 0 22 969 63 1 44.0 4
1963 29 2TM 3 0 2
BUF 20 1 0 1
NYJ 2 2 0 1
1964 30 DEN 28 3 0 1
Career 64 0 3 3 3 1 11 3 2 1 19 8 42.1% 64 56 87.5% 221 9203 70 2 41.6 18
3 yrs BUF 29 0 3 3 3 1 11 3 2 1 19 8 42.1% 64 56 87.5% 174 7251 70 1 41.7 10
2 yrs NYJ 9 0 22 969 63 1 44.0 5
2 yrs SFO 23 0 25 983 51 0 39.3 2

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1958 24 SFO P 29 12 0 1 6 0 6
1960 26 BUF LCB 20 14 0 5 23 0 0 1 0 0 0
1961* 27 BUF RS 20 14 0 10 158 0 29
1962 28 NYT LS 2 7 0 4 30 0 17
Career 64 0 20 217 0 29 1 0 0 0
3 yrs BUF 29 0 15 181 0 29 1 0 0 0
2 yrs NYJ 9 0 4 30 0 17
2 yrs SFO 23 0 1 6 0 6

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1958 24 SFO P 29 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 0
1960 26 BUF LCB 20 14 0 2 47 0 36 23.5 3.4 0.1 47 0 1
1961* 27 BUF RS 20 14 0 2 87 1 56 43.5 6.2 0.1 87 1 0
Career 64 0 5 139 1 56 27.8 2.2 0.1 139 1 1
3 yrs BUF 29 0 4 134 1 56 33.5 4.6 0.1 134 1 1
2 yrs SFO 23 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.2 0.0 5 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1961* 27 BUF RS 20 14 0 2 30 0 15 15.0 117
Career 64 0 2 30 0 15 15.0 169

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960 26 BUF LCB 20 14 0 27 6 45
1961* 27 BUF RS 20 14 0 1 1 29 2 41
Career 64 0 1 1 56 8 86

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1961

Long Rush

1961 AFL 56 (10)

Extra Pt Made

1960 AFL 27 (8)
1961 AFL 29 (4)

Extra Pt Att

1960 AFL 33 (7)
1961 AFL 31 (4)
Career 64 (199)

Total Field Goals Made

1960 AFL 6 (7)

Field Goals Att

1960 AFL 13 (8)

Field Goal %

1960 AFL 46.154% (3)

Punts

1960 AFL 89 (1)
1961 AFL 85 (1)
1962 AFL 22 (10)
Career 221 (173)

Punting Yds

1960 AFL 3468 (1)
1961 AFL 3783 (1)
1962 AFL 969 (10)
Career 9203 (167)

Long Punt

1960 AFL 58 (7)
1961 AFL 70 (3)
1962 AFL 63 (4)

Punts Blocked

1961 AFL 1 (3)
1962 AFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (138)

Yds/Punt

1960 AFL 39.0 (3)
1961 AFL 44.5 (1)
1962 AFL 44.0 (1)
Career 41.6 (105)

Interceptions

1960 AFL 5 (7)
1961 AFL 10 (1/28)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1961 AFL 158 (2)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1961AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL