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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
College: Oklahoma State

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (20th overall) of the 1949 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
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
1949 22 LAD 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
1950* 23 GNB rh 12 0 84 480 5 73 5.7 40.0 7.0 17 261 15.4 1 96 1.4 21.8 741 6 8
1951* 24 GNB RH 12 0 44 123 1 18 2.8 10.3 3.7 15 170 11.3 1 38 1.3 14.2 293 2 5
1952 25 GNB RH 12 0 17 59 0 31 3.5 4.9 1.4 59 0 5
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
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
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

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
1949 22 LAD RH 12 7 5 67 0 0 13.4 16 411 0 0 25.7 1096
1950* 23 GNB rh 12 0 29 555 2 85 19.1 26 600 0 36 23.1 1896
1951* 24 GNB RH 12 0 16 100 0 26 6.3 23 582 0 47 25.3 975
1952 25 GNB RH 12 0 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

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1949 22 LAD RH 12 7 3 3 100.0 105 1 33.3 0 0.0 0 35.0 38.3 35.0 8.8 158.3
Career 48 7 3 3 100.0 105 1 33.3 0 0.0 0 35.0 38.3 35.0 2.2 158.3

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
1950* 23 GNB rh 12 0 8 3 0 0
1951* 24 GNB RH 12 0 5 0 0 0
1952 25 GNB RH 12 0 5 2 0 0
Career 48 7 18 5 0 0

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
1949 22 LAD RH 12 7 4 2 36
1950* 23 GNB rh 12 0 5 1 2 48
1951* 24 GNB RH 12 0 1 1 12
Career 48 7 10 4 2 96
3 yrs GNB 36 0 6 2 2 60
1 yr LAD 12 7 4 2 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950
1951

Rushing TD

1949 AAFC 4 (9)
1950 NFL 5 (8)

Long Rush

1949 AAFC 51 (6)
1950 NFL 73 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att

1949 AAFC 5.2 (4)
1950 NFL 5.7 (2)

Long Reception

1950 NFL 96 (1-- 25)

Touchdowns

1950 NFL 8 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1949 AAFC 6 (10)

Non-Offensive TDs

1950 NFL 2 (2)

All-Purpose Yds

1949 AAFC 1096 (5)
1950 NFL 1896 (1)

Touches

1950 NFL 156 (7)

Yds/Touch

1949 AAFC 9.4 (5)
1950 NFL 12.2 (3)
1951 NFL 9.9 (6)

Kick Returns

1949 AAFC 16 (2)
1950 NFL 26 (2)
1951 NFL 23 (2)
1952 NFL 18 (6)

Kick Return Yds

1949 AAFC 411 (2)
1950 NFL 600 (3)
1951 NFL 582 (2)
1952 NFL 422 (9)

Yds/Kick Return

1949 AAFC 25.7 (3)
1951 NFL 25.3 (9)
Career 24.3 (84)

Punt Returns

1950 NFL 29 (3)
1951 NFL 16 (8)
1952 NFL 18 (10)

Punt Return Yds

1950 NFL 555 (1-- 32)
1952 NFL 179 (9)
Career 901 (145)

Punt Return TD

1950 NFL 2 (1-- 14)
Career 2 (73)

Long Punt Return

1950 NFL 85 (3-- 97)
1952 NFL 72 (6)

Yds/Punt Return

1950 NFL 19.1 (2-- 7)
1952 NFL 9.9 (10)
Career 13.3 (4)

Kick & Punt Returns

1949 AAFC 21 (7)
1950 NFL 55 (1)
1951 NFL 39 (3)
1952 NFL 36 (5)
Career 151 (189)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1949 AAFC 478 (4)
1950 NFL 1155 (1)
1951 NFL 682 (4)
Career 2916 (167)

Fumbles

1950 NFL 8 (9)

   

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
1950 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL