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Billy Hillenbrand
William Frank Hillenbrand
Position: HB-BB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: March 29, 1922 in Armstrong, IN
Died: July 17, 1994 in Indianapolis, IN
College: Indiana (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1946 | 24 | CHR | BB | 14 | 9 | 50 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 21 | 315 | 15.0 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 | 490 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 | 25 | BCL | KR/LH/PR | 13 | 13 | 66 | 204 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 39 | 702 | 18.0 | 7 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 906 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 26 | BCL | LH/PR | 14 | 13 | 100 | 510 | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | 36.4 | 7.1 | 50 | 970 | 19.4 | 6 | 0 | 3.6 | 69.3 | 1480 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 41 | 35 | 216 | 889 | 11 | 0 | 4.1 | 21.7 | 5.3 | 110 | 1987 | 18.1 | 17 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.5 | 2876 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 yrs | BCL | 27 | 26 | 166 | 714 | 9 | 0 | 4.3 | 26.4 | 6.1 | 89 | 1672 | 18.8 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | 61.9 | 2386 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 yr | CHR | 14 | 9 | 50 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 21 | 315 | 15.0 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 | 490 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1946 | 24 | CHR | BB | 14 | 9 | 13 | 180 | 1 | 69 | 13.8 | 8 | 220 | 1 | 88 | 27.5 | 890 | |
| 1947 | 25 | BCL | KR/LH/PR | 13 | 13 | 13 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 18 | 466 | 1 | 96 | 25.9 | 1573 | |
| 1948 | 26 | BCL | LH/PR | 14 | 13 | 18 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 16 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 2067 | |
| Career | 41 | 35 | 44 | 612 | 1 | 69 | 13.9 | 42 | 1042 | 2 | 96 | 24.8 | 4530 | ||||
| 2 yrs | BCL | 27 | 26 | 31 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 34 | 822 | 1 | 96 | 24.2 | 3640 | |||
| 1 yr | CHR | 14 | 9 | 13 | 180 | 1 | 69 | 13.8 | 8 | 220 | 1 | 88 | 27.5 | 890 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 1946 | 24 | CHR | BB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1947 | 25 | BCL | KR/LH/PR | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 41 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -33.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | BCL | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | CHR | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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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| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-AAFC | AAFC |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-AAFC | NY Daily News |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-AAFC | UPI |
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