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Bill Forester

George William Forester

Position: LB-MG-DT
Height: 6-3    Weight: 237 lbs.

Born: August 9, 1932 in Dallas, TX
Died: April 27, 2007 in Dallas, TX
College: SMU   (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round (31st overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 84 (330th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 24, 2013 2:25AM
All-Time Rank: #288. Nate Newton… #289. Donnie Edwards… #290. Lester Hayes… #291. BILL FORESTER… #292. Winston Hill… #293. Bert Jones… #294. Jeff Van Note… 

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 AV
1953 21 GNB MG 69 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
1954 22 GNB LLB 69 12 1 21 0 21 0 6
1955 23 GNB MG 69 12 4 32 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
1956 24 GNB MG 69 12 4 35 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
1957 25 GNB RLB 69 12 4 79 0 37 0 0 1 4 45 0 6
1958 26 GNB RLB 69 12 0 0 1 0 0 5
1959* 27 GNB RLB 71 12 2 48 0 34 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 11
1960*+ 28 GNB RLB 71 12 2 18 0 15 0 15
1961*+ 29 GNB RLB 71 14 2 33 0 33 0 14
1962*+ 30 GNB RLB 71 14 0 0 2 0 0 18
1963 31 GNB RLB 71 14 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 10
Career 138 21 279 0 37 0 0 3 15 45 0 1 102

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
1953 21 GNB MG 69 12 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
1954 22 GNB LLB 69 12 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
1955 23 GNB MG 69 12 3 52 0 20 17.3 52
1956 24 GNB MG 69 12 4 36 0 17 9.0 36
1957 25 GNB RLB 69 12 4 57 0 27 14.3 57
1958 26 GNB RLB 69 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
1960*+ 28 GNB RLB 71 12 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
1961*+ 29 GNB RLB 71 14 3 55 0 20 18.3 55
Career 138 1 7 0 7 7.0 17 236 0 27 13.9 243

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1959* 27 GNB RLB 71 12 1 2
Career 138 1 2

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Chuck Drazenovich, Jeff Staggs, Billy Ray Smith, Bill Pellington, Matt Hazeltine, Alex Gordon, Doug Eggers, Tom Bettis, Gus Otto, James Francis
4 Matt Hazeltine, Doug Eggers, Bill Pellington, Johnie Cooks, Keith Butler, Jeff Staggs, Billy Ray Smith, Tommy Polley, Steve Tovar, Winston Moss
5 Matt Hazeltine, Doug Eggers, Johnie Cooks, Greg Buttle, Larry Stallings, Winston Moss, Ricardo McDonald, James Francis, LeRoy Hill, Chuck Drazenovich
6 Johnie Cooks, Matt Hazeltine, Keith Butler, James Francis, Ben Leber, Larry Stallings, Ricardo McDonald, Greg Buttle, Jeff Davis, Morlon Greenwood
7 Morlon Greenwood, Keith Butler, Gus Otto, Dale Meinert, Greg Buttle, James Francis, Matt Hazeltine, Archie Matsos, Ben Leber, Billy Ray Smith
8 E.J. Junior, Marcus Washington, Al Smith, Chuck Drazenovich, Mike L. Cofer, Kevin Hardy, Willie McGinest, Carl Banks, Takeo Spikes, Duane Bickett
9 Seth Joyner, George Webster, Keith Bulluck, Chuck Drazenovich, Jim Lynch, E.J. Junior, Dan Currie, Chad Brown, Mike Stratton, Joe Fortunato
10 Chad Brown, Joe Fortunato, Seth Joyner, Charles Haley, Chris Hanburger*, Tom Jackson, Dave Robinson*, Mike Stratton, George Webster, Keith Bulluck
11 Chad Brown, Seth Joyner, Chuck Howley, Joe Fortunato, Mike Stratton, Tom Jackson, Jim Lynch, Joey Porter, Ted Hendricks*, Charles Haley
Career Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Charles Haley, Joey Porter, Jason Gildon, Keith Bulluck, Joe Fortunato, Mike Curtis, Andre Tippett*, Seth Joyner

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1959
1960
1961
1962

First-Team All-Pro
1960
1961
1962

Approximate Value
1962 NFL 18 (8)

Fumbles Recovered
1957 NFL 4 (7)
1959 NFL 3 (9)

Fumble Return Yds
1957 NFL 45 (3)

Safeties
1959 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (72)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19592nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19601st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19602nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19602nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19601st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19601st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19611st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19612nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19611st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19611st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19611st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19621st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19621st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19621st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19621st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19631st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19632nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19631st TeamAll-NFLUPI