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Bill Geyer

William Herbert Geyer Jr.

Position: HB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 173 lbs.
Born: October 3, 1919 in Bloomfield, NJ
College: Colgate

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 11th round (100th overall) of the 1942 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1942 23 CHI 5 0 9 18 0 6 2.0 3.6 1.8 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.2 4.4 40 0 0
1943 24 CHI 3 3 16 36 1 15 2.3 12.0 5.3 5 123 24.6 2 64 1.7 41.0 159 3 0
1946 27 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 9 3 25 54 1 15 2.2 6.0 2.8 6 145 24.2 2 64 0.7 16.1 199 3 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1943 24 CHI 3 3 2 0 0 0
Career 9 3 2 0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1942 23 CHI 5 0 2 28 0 15 14.0 68
1943 24 CHI 3 3 1 8 0 8 8.0 2 71 0 42 35.5 238
1946 27 CHI 1 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Career 9 3 3 36 0 15 12.0 3 85 0 42 28.3 320

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1943 24 CHI 3 3 1 2 1 24
Career 9 3 1 2 1 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Reception

1943 NFL 64 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs

1943 NFL 1 (3)

Long Kick Return

1943 NFL 42 (10)

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)