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
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View Details For: 16 Regular Season TDs Scored / 1 Regular Season TD Thrown
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 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 |
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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)
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1950 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL |