William Ellis Atkins
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: November 19, 1934 in Millport, AL
Died: November 5, 1991 in El Paso, TX
College: Auburn (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round (59th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 27 (3576th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Scoring | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | Pnt | Yds | Blck | ||||||
| 1 | 1960 | 1 | 1960-09-11 | 25-297 | BUF | @ | NYT | L 3-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 36.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1960 | 2 | 1960-09-18 | 25-304 | BUF | DEN | L 21-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 39.50 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1960 | 3 | 1960-09-23 | 25-309 | BUF | @ | BOS | W 13-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 289 | 41.29 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 1960 | 4 | 1960-10-02 | 25-318 | BUF | LAC | L 10-24 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 39.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1960 | 5 | 1960-10-16 | 25-332 | BUF | NYT | L 13-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 299 | 37.38 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | 1960 | 6 | 1960-10-23 | 25-339 | BUF | OAK | W 38-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 312 | 39.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1960 | 7 | 1960-10-30 | 25-346 | BUF | HOU | W 25-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 276 | 39.43 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 1960 | 8 | 1960-11-06 | 25-353 | BUF | DTX | L 28-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 32.80 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 1960 | 9 | 1960-11-13 | 25-360 | BUF | @ | OAK | L 7-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 351 | 39.00 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 1960 | 10 | 1960-11-20 | 26-001 | BUF | @ | LAC | W 32-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 315 | 39.38 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 1960 | 11 | 1960-11-27 | 26-008 | BUF | @ | DEN | T 38-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 30.00 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1960 | 12 | 1960-12-04 | 26-015 | BUF | BOS | W 38-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 338 | 42.25 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | 1960 | 13 | 1960-12-11 | 26-022 | BUF | @ | HOU | L 23-31 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 178 | 35.60 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | 1960 | 14 | 1960-12-18 | 26-029 | BUF | @ | DTX | L 7-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 272 | 54.40 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rushing | Scoring | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | Pnt | Yds | Blck | ||||||
| 15 | 1961 | 1 | 1961-09-10 | 26-295 | BUF | DEN | L 10-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 332 | 41.50 | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 | 1961 | 2 | 1961-09-17 | 26-302 | BUF | NYT | W 41-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 201 | 40.20 | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | 1961 | 3 | 1961-09-23 | 26-308 | BUF | BOS | L 21-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 467 | 51.89 | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 | 1961 | 4 | 1961-09-30 | 26-315 | BUF | SDG | L 11-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 41.33 | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | 1961 | 5 | 1961-10-08 | 26-323 | BUF | @ | HOU | W 22-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 237 | 33.86 | 1 | |||||||
| 20 | 1961 | 6 | 1961-10-15 | 26-330 | BUF | DTX | W 27-24 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 229 | 45.80 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | 1961 | 7 | 1961-10-22 | 26-337 | BUF | @ | BOS | L 21-52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 273 | 54.60 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | 1961 | 8 | 1961-10-29 | 26-344 | BUF | HOU | L 16-28 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 208 | 41.60 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | 1961 | 9 | 1961-11-05 | 26-351 | BUF | OAK | L 22-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 246 | 49.20 | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 | 1961 | 10 | 1961-11-12 | 26-358 | BUF | @ | DTX | W 30-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 298 | 49.67 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 1961 | 11 | 1961-11-19 | 27-000 | BUF | @ | DEN | W 23-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 378 | 42.00 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1961 | 12 | 1961-11-23 | 27-004 | BUF | @ | NYT | L 14-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 254 | 42.33 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | 1961 | 13 | 1961-12-03 | 27-014 | BUF | @ | OAK | W 26-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 255 | 42.50 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | 1961 | 14 | 1961-12-10 | 27-021 | BUF | @ | SDG | L 10-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 281 | 46.83 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rushing | Scoring | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | Pnt | Yds | Blck | ||||||
| 29 | 1962 | 1 | 1962-09-09 | 27-294 | NYT | @ | OAK | W 28-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 225 | 45.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | 1962 | 2 | 1962-09-16 | 27-301 | NYT | @ | SDG | L 14-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 53.67 | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | 1962 | 3 | 1962-09-22 | 27-307 | NYT | @ | BUF | W 17-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 354 | 39.33 | 1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 1962 | 4 | 1962-09-30 | 27-315 | NYT | DEN | L 10-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 229 | 45.80 | 0 | |||||||||
| 32 Games | 4 | 134 | 33.50 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 84.0% | 8 | 19 | 42.1% | 51 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 19 | 211 | 0 | 196 | 8220 | 41.94 | 2 | ||||||||