William Dorsey Brown
Position: RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: June 29, 1938 in Mendota, IL
College: Illinois (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (20th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the New York Titans in the 6th round (45th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 72 (581st overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 263 | 3.21 | 4 | 5.9 | 18.8 | 22 | 298 | 13.55 | 4 | 1.6 | 21.3 | 8 | 48 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 146 | 3.95 | 1 | 5.3 | 20.9 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 2 | 1.6 | 11.4 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Road | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 117 | 2.60 | 3 | 6.4 | 16.7 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 2 | 1.6 | 31.1 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 89 | 2.97 | 3 | 4.3 | 12.7 | 10 | 172 | 17.20 | 3 | 1.4 | 24.6 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 174 | 3.35 | 1 | 7.4 | 24.9 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 181 | 3.07 | 3 | 7.4 | 22.6 | 16 | 249 | 15.56 | 3 | 2.0 | 31.1 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15+ points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 22.7 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 1 | 3.5 | 36.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| October | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 100 | 2.70 | 3 | 7.4 | 20.0 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 1 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 3 | 1.8 | 31.0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| December | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 0 | 5.7 | 21.7 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 177 | 3.00 | 4 | 5.4 | 16.1 | 14 | 197 | 14.07 | 3 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Monday | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 6.5 | 22.5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 10.0 | 41.0 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 2 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 239 | 3.57 | 2 | 6.1 | 21.7 | 20 | 271 | 13.55 | 4 | 1.8 | 24.6 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Division | AFC East | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFC West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC East | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 9.0 | 34.5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 85 | 3.15 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 85 | 3.86 | 1 | 7.3 | 28.3 | 9 | 173 | 19.22 | 3 | 3.0 | 57.7 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 13.0 | 47.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 10.0 | 41.0 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 1 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 2 | 5.0 | 116.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 47.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||