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Billy Grimes
William Joseph Grimes
Position: HB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: July 27, 1927 in County Line, OK
Died: March 26, 2005 in Oklahoma City, OK
College: Oklahoma St. (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (20th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 23 (4281st overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1949 | 22 | LAD | KR/RH | 12 | 7 | 83 | 429 | 4 | 51 | 5.2 | 35.8 | 6.9 | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 618 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950* | 23 | GNB | KR/PR | 22 | 12 | 84 | 480 | 5 | 73 | 5.7 | 40.0 | 7.0 | 17 | 261 | 15.4 | 1 | 96 | 1.4 | 21.8 | 741 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1951* | 24 | GNB | KR/PR/RH | 22 | 12 | 44 | 123 | 1 | 18 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 15 | 170 | 11.3 | 1 | 38 | 1.3 | 14.2 | 293 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1952 | 25 | GNB | KR/PR/RH | 22 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 0 | 31 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| Career | 48 | 7 | 228 | 1091 | 10 | 73 | 4.8 | 22.7 | 4.8 | 45 | 620 | 13.8 | 4 | 96 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 1711 | 14 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 36 | 0 | 145 | 662 | 6 | 73 | 4.6 | 18.4 | 4.0 | 32 | 431 | 13.5 | 2 | 96 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 1093 | 8 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 1 yr | LAD | 12 | 7 | 83 | 429 | 4 | 51 | 5.2 | 35.8 | 6.9 | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 618 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1949 | 22 | LAD | KR/RH | 12 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 16 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 1096 | |
| 1950* | 23 | GNB | KR/PR | 22 | 12 | 29 | 555 | 2 | 85 | 19.1 | 26 | 600 | 0 | 36 | 23.1 | 1896 | |
| 1951* | 24 | GNB | KR/PR/RH | 22 | 12 | 16 | 100 | 0 | 26 | 6.3 | 23 | 582 | 0 | 47 | 25.3 | 975 | |
| 1952 | 25 | GNB | KR/PR/RH | 22 | 12 | 18 | 179 | 0 | 72 | 9.9 | 18 | 422 | 0 | 34 | 23.4 | 660 | |
| Career | 48 | 7 | 68 | 901 | 2 | 85 | 13.3 | 83 | 2015 | 0 | 47 | 24.3 | 4627 | ||||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 36 | 0 | 63 | 834 | 2 | 85 | 13.2 | 67 | 1604 | 0 | 47 | 23.9 | 3531 | |||
| 1 yr | LAD | 12 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 16 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 1096 | |||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1950 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1950 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
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