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Willie Galimore
Willie Lee Galimore
Position: HB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: March 30, 1935 in St. Augustine, FL
College: Florida A&M (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 5th round (58th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 34 (2727th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Hall of Fame senior candidate in 1992
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1957 | 22 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 127 | 538 | 5 | 67 | 4.2 | 44.8 | 10.6 | 15 | 201 | 13.4 | 2 | 56 | 1.3 | 16.8 | 739 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 1958* | 23 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 130 | 619 | 8 | 36 | 4.8 | 51.6 | 10.8 | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 3 | 79 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 770 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| 1959 | 24 | CHI | lh | 28 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 199 | 1 | 36 | 3.4 | 16.6 | 4.8 | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 2 | 34 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 324 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1960 | 25 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 368 | 1 | 54 | 5.0 | 30.7 | 6.2 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 33 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 403 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1961 | 26 | CHI | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 153 | 707 | 4 | 60 | 4.6 | 50.5 | 10.9 | 33 | 502 | 15.2 | 3 | 84 | 2.4 | 35.9 | 1209 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| 1962 | 27 | CHI | 28 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 233 | 2 | 77 | 5.4 | 33.3 | 6.1 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 29 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1963 | 28 | CHI | HB | 28 | 13 | 0 | 85 | 321 | 5 | 51 | 3.8 | 24.7 | 6.5 | 13 | 131 | 10.1 | 0 | 44 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 452 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Career | 82 | 0 | 670 | 2985 | 26 | 77 | 4.5 | 36.4 | 8.2 | 87 | 1201 | 13.8 | 10 | 84 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 4186 | 36 | 34 | 41 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1957 | 22 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 0 | 47 | 28.0 | 879 | |||||
| 1958* | 23 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 1 | 99 | 37.6 | 1108 | |||||
| 1959 | 24 | CHI | lh | 28 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 229 | 0 | 33 | 20.8 | 553 | |||||
| 1960 | 25 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 292 | 0 | 60 | 24.3 | 695 | |||||
| 1961 | 26 | CHI | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 25 | 16.4 | 1291 | |||||
| 1963 | 28 | CHI | HB | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 471 | |||||
| Career | 82 | 0 | 43 | 1100 | 1 | 99 | 25.6 | 5286 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 1957 | 22 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1958* | 23 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1959 | 24 | CHI | lh | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 25 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | 26 | CHI | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1963 | 28 | CHI | HB | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 82 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 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.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 22 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1958* | 23 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1959 | 24 | CHI | lh | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 25 | CHI | LH | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 26 | CHI | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1962 | 27 | CHI | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | 28 | CHI | HB | 28 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Career | 82 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 222 |
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| 3 | Terdell Middleton, DeShaun Foster, Earnest Byner, Ron Waller, Jim Podoley, Larry Csonka*, Marion Butts, Zollie Toth, Lorenzo Hampton, Earl Cooper |
| 4 | Lorenzo Hampton, DeShaun Foster, Mel Farr, Wayne Morris, Robert Newhouse, Marion Butts, Joe Dawkins, Sammy Winder, Ed Marinaro, Horace King |
| 5 | Leroy Hoard, DeShaun Foster, J.D. Smith, Robert Newhouse, Marion Butts, Ron Springs, Rob Carpenter, Don Bosseler, Tom Rathman, Joe Dawkins |
| 6 | Leroy Hoard, Cleo Miller, Mel Farr, Fred Morrison, Earnest Jackson, Erric Pegram, Tom Tracy, DeShaun Foster, Anthony Thomas, Harold Green |
| 7 | Leroy Hoard, Bernie Casey, Marion Butts, Ron Springs, Mel Farr, Brad Muster, Abner Haynes, Kevan Barlow, Natrone Means, Joe Dawkins |
| Career | Kevan Barlow, Marion Butts, Mel Farr, Eddie Lee Ivery, Albert Bentley, Brad Muster, Natrone Means, Joe Dawkins, Walter Abercrombie, Fred Morrison |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1957 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |