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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
College: SMU

Career AV: 83 (304th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round (31st overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
1954 22 GNB LLB 69 12 0 1 21 0 21 6
1955 23 GNB MG 69 12 0 4 32 0 17 1 0 0 0 6
1956 24 GNB MG 69 12 0 4 35 0 13 0 1 0 0 5
1957 25 GNB RLB 69 12 0 4 79 0 37 1 4 45 0 6
1958 26 GNB RLB 69 12 0 0 1 0 0 5
1959* 27 GNB RLB 71 12 0 2 48 0 34 1 3 0 0 1 11
1960*+ 28 GNB RLB 71 12 0 2 18 0 15 15
1961*+ 29 GNB RLB 71 14 0 2 33 0 33 15
1962*+ 30 GNB RLB 71 14 0 0 2 0 0 18
1963 31 GNB RLB 71 14 0 1 13 0 13 0 2 0 0 8
Career 138 0 21 279 0 37 3 15 45 0 1 101

Kick & Punt Returns

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

Scoring Summary

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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 0 1 2
Career 138 0 1 2

Similar Players

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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, Chuck Drazenovich, Keith Butler
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, Sam Mills
11 Chad Brown, Seth Joyner, Chuck Howley, Joe Fortunato, Mike Stratton, Tom Jackson, Jim Lynch, Ted Hendricks*, Charles Haley, Hardy Nickerson
Career Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Charles Haley, Joey Porter, Jason Gildon, Joe Fortunato, Mike Curtis, Andre Tippett*, Seth Joyner, Rod Martin

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1959
1960
1961
1962

First-Team All-Pro

1960
1961
1962

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 (69)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1959NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1960Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1961Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1963Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL