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Billy Joe DuPree

Billy Joe DuPree

Position: TE
Height: 6-4    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: March 7, 1950 in Monroe, LA
College: Michigan State

Career AV: 58 (964th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

89

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1973 23 DAL TE 89 14 0 29 392 13.5 5 40 2.1 28.0 2 2 0 6 1.0 0.1 0.1 394 5 0 9
1974 24 DAL TE 89 14 0 29 466 16.1 4 42 2.1 33.3 4 43 0 20 10.8 3.1 0.3 509 4 1 8
1975 25 DAL te 89 14 5 9 138 15.3 1 28 0.6 9.9 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 141 1 0 3
1976* 26 DAL TE 89 14 14 42 680 16.2 2 38 3.0 48.6 7 50 0 13 7.1 3.6 0.5 730 2 2 11
1977* 27 DAL TE 89 14 14 28 347 12.4 3 23 2.0 24.8 3 9 0 7 3.0 0.6 0.2 356 3 1 9
1978* 28 DAL TE 89 16 16 34 509 15.0 9 38 2.1 31.8 1 15 0 15 15.0 0.9 0.1 524 9 3 10
1979 29 DAL TE 89 16 16 29 324 11.2 5 33 1.8 20.3 2 19 0 20 9.5 1.2 0.1 343 5 1 6
1980 30 DAL TE 89 16 16 29 312 10.8 7 39 1.8 19.5 4 19 0 11 4.8 1.2 0.3 331 7 1 6
1981 31 DAL TE 89 16 15 19 214 11.3 2 33 1.2 13.4 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.8 0.1 226 2 0 4
1982 32 DAL 89 9 1 7 41 5.9 2 12 0.8 4.6 1 6 1 6 6.0 0.7 0.1 47 3 0 2
1983 33 DAL te 89 16 5 12 142 11.8 1 28 0.8 8.9 142 1 0 3
Career 159 102 267 3565 13.4 41 42 1.7 22.4 26 178 1 20 6.8 1.1 0.2 3743 42 9 71

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
1973 23 DAL TE 89 14 0 0 1 0 0
1974 24 DAL TE 89 14 0 1 0 0 0
1976* 26 DAL TE 89 14 14 2 0 0 0
1977* 27 DAL TE 89 14 14 1 0 0 0
1978* 28 DAL TE 89 16 16 3 0 0 0
1979 29 DAL TE 89 16 16 1 1 0 0
1980 30 DAL TE 89 16 16 1 1 0 0
Career 159 102 9 3 0 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
1973 23 DAL TE 89 14 0 5 5 30
1974 24 DAL TE 89 14 0 4 4 24
1975 25 DAL te 89 14 5 1 1 6
1976* 26 DAL TE 89 14 14 2 2 12
1977* 27 DAL TE 89 14 14 3 3 18
1978* 28 DAL TE 89 16 16 9 9 54
1979 29 DAL TE 89 16 16 5 5 30
1980 30 DAL TE 89 16 16 7 7 42
1981 31 DAL TE 89 16 15 2 2 12
1982 32 DAL 89 9 1 1 2 3 18
1983 33 DAL te 89 16 5 1 1 6
Career 159 102 1 41 42 252

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1976
1977
1978

Receiving TD

1978 NFL 9 (4)
Career 41 (156)

Playoff Games

Career 22 (14)

Playoff Games Started

Career 15 (100)

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

All-Pro Teams

1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1977UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1978Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1973 23 14 TE 69 16 7 48
1974 24 14 TE 75 21 4 43
1975 25 14 TE 20 30
1976 26 14 TE 85 33 3 39
1977 27 14 TE 54 13
1978 28 16 TE 106 42 4 28
1979 29 16 TE 64 14
1980 30 16 TE 75 12 76
1981 31 16 TE 35 25
1982 32 9 TE 23 26
1983 33 16 TE 20 44
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