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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
College: Wake Forest

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1974

8-time Pro Bowler & 8-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (23rd overall) of the 1951 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1952 23 CHI RG/RLB 12 0 0 3 0 0
1953 24 CHI RG 12 0
1954* 25 CHI MG 12 0 2 9 0 6
1955*+ 26 CHI MLB 12 0 2 13 0 13 0 2 0 0
1956*+ 27 CHI MG 12 0 2 9 0 9 0 3 0 0
1957*+ 28 CHI MLB 12 0 0 1 0 0
1958*+ 29 CHI MLB 12 0 1 5 0 5 0 4 0 0
1959*+ 30 CHI MLB 12 0 2 20 0 20 0 1 0 0
1960*+ 31 CHI MLB 12 0 1 12 0 12
1961*+ 32 CHI MLB 14 0 3 18 0 13 0 2 0 0
1962 33 CHI MLB 13 0 2 26 0 15
1963+ 34 CHI MLB 14 0 1 4 0 4
1964 35 CHI MLB 8 0 2 28 0 20 0 1 0 0
1965 36 CHI 2 0
1966 37 RAM MLB 14 0 0 2 0 0
Career 173 0 18 144 0 20 0 19 0 0
14 yrs CHI 159 0 18 144 0 20 0 17 0 0
1 yr STL 14 0 0 2 0 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1953 24 CHI RG 12 0 1 0.0%
1954* 25 CHI MG 12 0 6 4 66.7% 14 13 92.9%
1958*+ 29 CHI MLB 12 0 1 1 100.0%
1961*+ 32 CHI MLB 14 0 1 0.0%
Career 173 0 8 4 50.0% 15 14 93.3%

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1954* 25 CHI MG 12 0 13 4 25
1958*+ 29 CHI MLB 12 0 1 1
Career 173 0 14 4 26

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961

1st-team All-Pro

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1963

Fumbles Recovered

1956 NFL 3 (3)
1958 NFL 4 (3)
Career 19 (101)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1955 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1959 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1963 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1963 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1963 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL