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Bill Dudley

William McGarvey Dudley

Position: HB-TB-QB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 182 lbs.

Born: December 24, 1919 in Bluefield, VA
Died: February 4, 2010 in Lynchburg, VA
College: Virginia   (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1942 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 20 (4750th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1966

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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
1942*+ 23 PIT KR/PR/TB 11 11 162 696 5 66 4.3 63.3 14.7 1 24 24.0 0 24 0.1 2.2 720 5 0 0
1945 26 PIT TB 4 4 57 204 3 32 3.6 51.0 14.3 204 3 1 0
1946 27 PIT K/KR/P/PR/TB 11 11 146 604 2 41 4.1 54.9 13.3 4 109 27.3 1 80 0.4 9.9 713 3 8 0
1947 28 DET KR/LH/PR 9 8 80 302 2 28 3.8 33.6 8.9 27 375 13.9 7 64 3.0 41.7 677 9 4 0
1948 29 DET LH 7 4 33 97 0 11 2.9 13.9 4.7 20 210 10.5 6 22 2.9 30.0 307 6 6 0
1949 30 DET K/LH/P 12 11 125 402 3 26 3.2 33.5 10.4 27 190 7.0 2 18 2.3 15.8 592 5 8 0
1950* 31 WAS K/RH/S 35 12 66 339 1 27 5.1 28.3 5.5 22 172 7.8 1 17 1.8 14.3 511 2 5 12
1951* 32 WAS K/LH/PR 35 12 91 398 2 40 4.4 33.2 7.6 22 303 13.8 1 40 1.8 25.3 701 3 4 8
1953 34 WAS K 35 12 5 15 0 7 3.0 1.3 0.4 15 0 0 1
Career 90 49 765 3057 18 66 4.0 34.0 8.5 123 1383 11.2 18 80 1.4 15.4 4440 36 36 21
3 yrs DET 28 23 238 801 5 28 3.4 28.6 8.5 74 775 10.5 15 64 2.6 27.7 1576 20 18 0
3 yrs PIT 26 26 365 1504 10 66 4.1 57.8 14.0 5 133 26.6 1 80 0.2 5.1 1637 11 9 0
3 yrs WAS 36 0 162 752 3 40 4.6 20.9 4.5 44 475 10.8 2 40 1.2 13.2 1227 5 9 21

Kicking & Punting

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
1942*+ 23 PIT KR/PR/TB 11 11 18 572 42 1 31.8
1945 26 PIT TB 4 4 3 2 66.7% 2 36 36 1 18.0
1946 27 PIT K/KR/P/PR/TB 11 11 7 2 28.6% 14 12 85.7% 60 2409 69 1 40.2
1947 28 DET KR/LH/PR 9 8 15 657 62 0 43.8
1948 29 DET LH 7 4 23 825 68 0 35.9
1949 30 DET K/LH/P 12 11 14 5 35.7% 32 30 93.8% 34 1278 55 1 37.6
1950* 31 WAS K/RH/S 35 12 10 5 50.0% 31 31 100.0% 14 585 60 0 41.8
1951* 32 WAS K/LH/PR 35 12 13 10 76.9% 22 21 95.5% 27 942 46 0 34.9
1953 34 WAS K 35 12 22 11 50.0% 25 25 100.0%
Career 90 49 66 33 50.0% 127 121 95.3% 193 7304 69 4 37.8
3 yrs DET 28 23 14 5 35.7% 32 30 93.8% 72 2760 68 1 38.3
3 yrs PIT 26 26 7 2 28.6% 17 14 82.4% 80 3017 69 3 37.7
3 yrs WAS 36 0 45 26 57.8% 78 77 98.7% 41 1527 60 0 37.2

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1942*+ 23 PIT KR/PR/TB 11 11 35 94 37.2 438 2 2.1 5 5.3 38 4.7 2.7 12.5 39.8 37.5 0 0
1945 26 PIT TB 4 4 10 32 31.3 58 0 0.0 2 6.3 32 1.8 -1.0 5.8 14.5 14.6 0 0
1946 27 PIT K/KR/P/PR/TB 11 11 32 90 35.6 452 2 2.2 9 10.0 37 5.0 1.0 14.1 41.1 20.5 0 0
1947 28 DET KR/LH/PR 9 8 3 4 75.0 24 2 50.0 0 0.0 11 6.0 16.0 8.0 2.7 129.2 0 0
1948 29 DET LH 7 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1951* 32 WAS K/LH/PR 35 12 1 1 100.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 13.0 13.0 13.0 1.1 118.7 0 0
Career 90 49 81 222 36.5 985 6 2.7 17 7.7 38 4.4 1.5 12.2 10.9 28.1 0 0
3 yrs DET 28 23 3 5 60.0 24 2 40.0 1 20.0 11 4.8 3.8 8.0 0.9 72.1 0 0
3 yrs PIT 26 26 77 216 35.6 948 4 1.9 16 7.4 38 4.4 1.4 12.3 36.5 25.4 0 0
3 yrs WAS 36 0 1 1 100.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 13.0 13.0 13.0 0.4 118.7 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1942*+ 23 PIT KR/PR/TB 11 11 94 86 99 79 86 135 97
1946 27 PIT K/KR/P/PR/TB 11 11 90 72 74 78 65 93 72
Career 90 49 222 79 0 87 0 79 76 114 0 85

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
1942*+ 23 PIT KR/PR/TB 11 11 20 271 0 47 13.6 11 298 1 84 27.1 1289
1945 26 PIT TB 4 4 5 20 0 6 4.0 3 65 0 35 21.7 289
1946 27 PIT K/KR/P/PR/TB 11 11 27 385 0 52 14.3 14 280 0 34 20.0 1378
1947 28 DET KR/LH/PR 9 8 11 182 1 84 16.5 15 359 0 78 23.9 1218
1948 29 DET LH 7 4 8 67 0 18 8.4 10 204 0 47 20.4 578
1949 30 DET K/LH/P 12 11 11 199 1 67 18.1 13 246 0 31 18.9 1037
1950* 31 WAS K/RH/S 35 12 12 185 1 96 15.4 1 43 0 43 43.0 739
1951* 32 WAS K/LH/PR 35 12 22 172 0 27 7.8 11 248 0 37 22.5 1121
1953 34 WAS K 35 12 8 34 0 16 4.3 49
Career 90 49 124 1515 3 96 12.2 78 1743 1 84 22.3 7698
3 yrs DET 28 23 30 448 2 84 14.9 38 809 0 78 21.3 2833
3 yrs PIT 26 26 52 676 0 52 13.0 28 643 1 84 23.0 2956
3 yrs WAS 36 0 42 391 1 96 9.3 12 291 0 43 24.3 1909

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
1942*+ 23 PIT KR/PR/TB 11 11 3 60 0 25 0
1945 26 PIT TB 4 4 2 47 0 26 0 0 1 0 0 0
1946 27 PIT K/KR/P/PR/TB 11 11 10 242 1 80 0 0 8 7 30 0
1947 28 DET KR/LH/PR 9 8 5 104 1 41 0 0 4 2 0 0
1948 29 DET LH 7 4 1 3 0 3 0 0 6 4 28 1
1949 30 DET K/LH/P 12 11 0 8 1 -2 0
1950* 31 WAS K/RH/S 35 12 2 3 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0
1951* 32 WAS K/LH/PR 35 12 0 4 1 4 0
1953 34 WAS K 35 12 0 0 1 0 0
Career 90 49 23 459 2 80 0 0 36 17 60 1
3 yrs DET 28 23 6 107 1 41 0 0 18 7 26 1
3 yrs PIT 26 26 15 349 1 80 0 0 9 7 30 0
3 yrs WAS 36 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 9 3 4 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
1942*+ 23 PIT KR/PR/TB 11 11 5 1 6 36
1945 26 PIT TB 4 4 3 3 2 20
1946 27 PIT K/KR/P/PR/TB 11 11 2 1 1 1 5 12 2 48
1947 28 DET KR/LH/PR 9 8 2 7 1 1 11 66
1948 29 DET LH 7 4 6 1 7 42
1949 30 DET K/LH/P 12 11 3 2 1 6 30 5 81
1950* 31 WAS K/RH/S 35 12 1 1 1 3 31 5 64
1951* 32 WAS K/LH/PR 35 12 2 1 3 21 10 69
1953 34 WAS K 35 12 25 11 58
Career 90 49 18 18 3 1 1 2 1 44 121 33 484
3 yrs DET 28 23 5 15 2 1 1 24 30 5 189
3 yrs PIT 26 26 10 1 1 1 1 14 14 2 104
3 yrs WAS 36 0 3 2 1 6 77 26 191

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1946 NFL Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)

Pro Bowls
1942
1950
1951

First-Team All-Pro
1942

Passes Completed
1942 NFL 35 (9)
1946 NFL 32 (10)

Pass Attempts
1942 NFL 94 (7)
1946 NFL 90 (10)

Passing Yds
1946 NFL 452 (10)

Passes Intercepted
1946 NFL 9 (8)

Passing Yds/Game
1946 NFL 41.1 (10)

Pass Attempts/Game
1942 NFL 8.5 (9)
1946 NFL 8.2 (10)

Passes Completed/Game
1942 NFL 3.2 (10)
1946 NFL 2.9 (10)

Rushing Att
1942 NFL 162 (1)
1946 NFL 146 (1)
1949 NFL 125 (7)

Rushing Yds
1942 NFL 696 (1)
1946 NFL 604 (1)

Rushing TD
1942 NFL 5 (3)
1945 NFL 3 (10)

Long Rush
1942 NFL 66 (5)

Yds/Rushing Att
1942 NFL 4.3 (3)
1946 NFL 4.1 (7)
1947 NFL 3.8 (8)

Rushing Yds/Game
1942 NFL 63.3 (1)
1946 NFL 54.9 (2)

Receiving TD
1947 NFL 7 (4)
1948 NFL 6 (6)

Long Reception
1946 NFL 80 (3)

Touchdowns
1942 NFL 6 (5)
1946 NFL 5 (8)
1947 NFL 11 (3)
1948 NFL 7 (10)

Points Scored
1942 NFL 36 (9)
1946 NFL 48 (5)
1947 NFL 66 (5)
1949 NFL 81 (3)
1950 NFL 64 (9)
1951 NFL 69 (9)
1953 NFL 58 (10)
Career 484 (174)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1942 NFL 5 (7)
1947 NFL 9 (4)

Non-Offensive TDs
1942 NFL 1 (5)
1946 NFL 2 (1)
1947 NFL 2 (1)
1948 NFL 1 (10)
1949 NFL 1 (3)
1950 NFL 1 (8)
Career 8 (30)

Yds From Scrimmage
1942 NFL 720 (3)
1946 NFL 713 (2)
1947 NFL 677 (10)

All-Purpose Yds
1942 NFL 1289 (1)
1946 NFL 1378 (1)
1947 NFL 1218 (3)
1949 NFL 1037 (7)
1951 NFL 1121 (7)

Touches
1942 NFL 194 (1)
1946 NFL 191 (1)
1947 NFL 133 (4)
1949 NFL 176 (4)
1951 NFL 146 (6)

Yds/Touch
1942 NFL 6.6 (9)
1946 NFL 7.2 (8)
1947 NFL 9.2 (5)

Kick Returns
1942 NFL 11 (2)
1946 NFL 14 (3)
1947 NFL 15 (4)

Kick Return Yds
1942 NFL 298 (2)
1946 NFL 280 (6)
1947 NFL 359 (5)

Kick Return TD
1942 NFL 1 (1/67)
Career 1 (117)

Long Kick Return
1942 NFL 84 (6)
1947 NFL 78 (4)

Yds/Kick Return
1942 NFL 27.1 (1)
1946 NFL 20.0 (7)
1947 NFL 23.9 (3)

Punt Returns
1942 NFL 20 (2)
1946 NFL 27 (1)
1947 NFL 11 (10)
1951 NFL 22 (2)
Career 124 (117)

Punt Return Yds
1942 NFL 271 (1)
1946 NFL 385 (1)
1947 NFL 182 (9)
1949 NFL 199 (8)
1950 NFL 185 (9)
1951 NFL 172 (7)
Career 1515 (66)

Punt Return TD
1947 NFL 1 (1/97)
1949 NFL 1 (2/97)
1950 NFL 1 (2/97)
Career 3 (36)

Long Punt Return
1942 NFL 47 (5)
1946 NFL 52 (2)
1947 NFL 84 (3)
1949 NFL 67 (4)
1950 NFL 96 (1/9)

Yds/Punt Return
1942 NFL 13.6 (4)
1946 NFL 14.3 (1/86)
1950 NFL 15.4 (3)
Career 12.2 (8)

Kick & Punt Returns
1942 NFL 31 (1)
1946 NFL 41 (1)
1947 NFL 26 (7)
1951 NFL 33 (7)
Career 202 (133)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1942 NFL 569 (1)
1946 NFL 665 (1)
1947 NFL 541 (5)
1949 NFL 445 (10)
Career 3258 (141)

Extra Pt Made
1946 NFL 12 (9)
1949 NFL 30 (7)
1950 NFL 31 (6)
1953 NFL 25 (8)
Career 121 (157)

Extra Pt Att
1946 NFL 14 (9)
1949 NFL 32 (7)
1950 NFL 31 (8)
1953 NFL 25 (8)
Career 127 (155)

Extra Point %
Career 95.276% (140)

Total Field Goals Made
1946 NFL 2 (9)
1949 NFL 5 (5)
1950 NFL 5 (7)
1951 NFL 10 (3)
1953 NFL 11 (3)
Career 33 (184)

Field Goals Att
1946 NFL 7 (8)
1949 NFL 14 (5)
1950 NFL 10 (9)
1951 NFL 13 (8)
1953 NFL 22 (4)
Career 66 (171)

Field Goal %
1949 NFL 35.714% (5)
1950 NFL 50.000% (3)
1951 NFL 76.923% (1)
1953 NFL 50.000% (4)
Career 50.000% (179)

Punts
1946 NFL 60 (2)
1949 NFL 34 (9)
Career 193 (199)

Punting Yds
1946 NFL 2409 (2)
1949 NFL 1278 (10)

Long Punt
1946 NFL 69 (3)
1947 NFL 62 (8)
1948 NFL 68 (7)

Punts Blocked
1942 NFL 1 (2)
1945 NFL 1 (1)
1946 NFL 1 (1)
1949 NFL 1 (2)
Career 4 (72)

Yds/Punt
1946 NFL 40.2 (8)
1947 NFL 43.8 (2)
1950 NFL 41.8 (6)

Fumbles
1946 NFL 8 (2)
1948 NFL 6 (8)
1949 NFL 8 (2)

Fumbles Recovered
1946 NFL 7 (1/17)
1948 NFL 4 (7)
Career 17 (163)

Fumble Return Yds
1946 NFL 30 (5)

Fumble Return TD
1948 NFL 1 (3/41)

Interceptions
1946 NFL 10 (1/28)
1947 NFL 5 (10)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1946 NFL 242 (1/22)
1947 NFL 104 (7)
Career 459 (193)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1946 NFL 1 (1)
1947 NFL 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return
1946 NFL 80 (2)

Sacks
1942 NFL 0.0 (1)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19421st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19421st TeamAll-NFLInt. News Service
19421st TeamAll-NFLNFL
19421st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19461st TeamAll-NFL/AAFCChicago Herald Am.
19462nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19461st TeamAll-NFLPro Foot. Illustrated
19461st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19461st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19471st TeamAll-NFLChicago Herald Am.
19471st TeamAll-NFLPro Foot. Illustrated
19471st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19473rd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19481st TeamAll-NFLChicago Herald Am.
19502nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19512nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News