William J. George
Position: LB-G-MG-DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 237 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1929 in Waynesburg, PA
College: Wake Forest
Career AV: 132 (22nd overall since 1950)
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 NFL Draft.
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| 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 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1954* | 25 | CHI | MG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1955*+ | 26 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 1956*+ | 27 | CHI | MG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| 1957*+ | 28 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 29 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1959*+ | 30 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| 1960*+ | 31 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 32 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| 1962 | 33 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1963+ | 34 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 35 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1965 | 36 | CHI | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 37 | RAM | MLB | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Career | 173 | 0 | 18 | 144 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 177 | ||||||||||
| 14 yrs | CHI | 159 | 0 | 18 | 144 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 169 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | RAM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1954* | 25 | CHI | MG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% | 14 | 13 | 92.9% | |||||||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 29 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 32 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 173 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 15 | 14 | 93.3% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954* | 25 | CHI | MG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 29 | CHI | MLB | 61 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Career | 173 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
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Fumbles Recovered |
| 1955 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1956 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1957 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1958 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1959 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1960 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1961 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1963 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL |