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Bill George
William J. George
Position: LB-G-MG-DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 237 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1929 in Waynesburg, PA
Died: September 30, 1982 in Rockford, IL
College: Wake Forest (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (23rd overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 134 (20th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 8-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1974, finalist in 1972
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| All-Time Rank: #16. James Lofton… #17. Bob Lilly… #18. Ron Yary… #19. BILL GEORGE… #20. Bruce Matthews… #21. Carl Eller… #22. Deacon Jones… |
| 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 |
| 1952 | 23 | CHI | RG/RLB | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 24 | CHI | RG | 72 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954* | 25 | CHI | MG | 61 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1955*+ | 26 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||||
| 1956*+ | 27 | CHI | MG | 61 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1957*+ | 28 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 29 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1959*+ | 30 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||
| 1960*+ | 31 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 32 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1962 | 33 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1963+ | 34 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 35 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1965 | 36 | CHI | 61 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 37 | RAM | MLB | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Career | 173 | 18 | 144 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 179 | |||||||||
| 14 yrs | CHI | 159 | 0 | 18 | 144 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 170 | |||||||
| 1 yr | RAM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1953 | 24 | CHI | RG | 72 | 12 | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954* | 25 | CHI | MG | 61 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% | 14 | 13 | 92.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 29 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 32 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 14 | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 173 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 15 | 14 | 93.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1955 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1959 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1963 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
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