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Billy Cross

William Jarrel Cross

Position: HB
Height: 5-6    Weight: 151 lbs.
Born: May 3, 1929 in Fry, TX
College: West Texas A&M

Career AV: 6 (7726th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 24th round (283rd overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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 AV
1951 22 CRD 90 12 0 53 283 3 39 5.3 23.6 4.4 18 322 17.9 3 80 1.5 26.8 605 6 2 1
1952 23 CRD LH 20 12 0 71 347 2 45 4.9 28.9 5.9 17 234 13.8 2 56 1.4 19.5 581 4 6 4
1953 24 CRD RET 20 12 0 51 196 1 56 3.8 16.3 4.3 17 285 16.8 1 51 1.4 23.8 481 2 7 1
Career 36 0 175 826 6 56 4.7 22.9 4.9 52 841 16.2 6 80 1.4 23.4 1667 12 15 6

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 22 CRD 90 12 0 7 39 0 14 5.6 644
1952 23 CRD LH 20 12 0 21 177 0 38 8.4 9 169 0 28 18.8 927
1953 24 CRD RET 20 12 0 6 5 0 5 0.8 12 257 0 39 21.4 743
Career 36 0 34 221 0 38 6.5 21 426 0 39 20.3 2314

Defense & Fumbles

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
1951 22 CRD 90 12 0 2 1 0 0
1952 23 CRD LH 20 12 0 6 1 -10 0
1953 24 CRD RET 20 12 0 7 2 0 0
Career 36 0 15 4 -10 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1951 22 CRD 90 12 0 3 3 6 36
1952 23 CRD LH 20 12 0 2 2 4 24
1953 24 CRD RET 20 12 0 1 1 2 12
Career 36 0 6 6 12 72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Long Rush

1953 NFL 56 (7)

Long Reception

1951 NFL 80 (4)

Yds/Touch

1951 NFL 8.3 (8)
1953 NFL 8.6 (8)

Punt Returns

1952 NFL 21 (7)

Punt Return Yds

1952 NFL 177 (10)

Fumbles

1952 NFL 6 (9)
1953 NFL 7 (8)

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