William Earl Faison
Position: DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 270 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1939 in Newport News , VA
College: Indiana
Career AV: 44 (1766th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (66th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1961*+ | 22 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1962* | 23 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1963*+ | 24 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1964*+ | 25 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 26 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 27 | 2TM | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| SDG | 86 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MIA | 84 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 6 yrs | SDG | 67 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 2 | 42 | 47 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | MIA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963*+ | 24 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1964*+ | 25 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 26 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | Jeff Bryant, Carl Hairston, Alex Brown, Mike Patterson, Claude Humphrey, Fred Cook, Brent Williams, Larry Eisenhauer, Charles Grant, Mel Branch |
| 4 | Jeff Bryant, Alex Brown, Fred Cook, Mike Patterson, Sherman White, Jim Duncan, Aaron Schobel, Claude Humphrey, Carlton Massey, Mike Hartenstine |
| 5 | Sweeny Williams, Mike Hartenstine, Alex Brown, Art Still, Al Baker, Tom Sestak, Rubin Carter, Sherman White, Royce Berry, Claude Humphrey |
| 6 | Gino Marchetti*, Curley Culp, Larry Eisenhauer, Alex Brown, Coy Bacon, Lou Michaels, Vern Den Herder, Royce Berry, Wayne Martin, Grant Wistrom |
| Career | Horace Jones, Vince Wilfork, Rich Jackson, Royce Berry, Donald Evans, Tommie Harris, Will Smith, Carlton Massey, Art Thoms, Kyle Vanden Bosch |
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2-pt. Conv. Made |
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| 1961 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1962 | UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| 1963 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1964 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1965 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |