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Bill Pellington

William Pellington

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 234 lbs.
Born: September 25, 1927 in Ramsey, NJ
College: Defiance, Rutgers

Career AV: 64 (758th overall since 1950)

65 36

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1953 26 BAL LLB 65 12 0 2 22 0 22 0 2 0 0 5
1954 27 BAL LLB 65 12 0 6
1955 28 BAL RLB 65 12 0 2 17 0 12 0 4 9 0 6
1956 29 BAL LLB 36 12 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 5
1957 30 BAL 36 1 0 1
1958 31 BAL LLB 36 12 0 4 44 0 21 0 1 0 0 8
1959 32 BAL LLB 36 12 0 4 99 1 30 0 1 0 0 6
1960 33 BAL LLB 36 12 0 1 4 0 4 1 2 0 0 7
1961 34 BAL MLB/llb 36 14 0 3 9 0 4 6
1962 35 BAL LLB 36 14 0 2 29 0 21 0 1 0 0 8
1963 36 BAL MLB 36 14 0 0 1 0 0 8
1964 37 BAL MLB 36 14 0 2 20 0 13 0 1 0 0 15
Career 141 0 21 248 1 30 1 14 9 0 81

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1954 27 BAL LLB 65 12 0 2 26 0 14 13.0 26
1955 28 BAL RLB 65 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 2 36 0 19 18.0 52
1956 29 BAL LLB 36 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1960 33 BAL LLB 36 12 0 2 11 0 9 5.5 11
Career 141 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 7 73 0 19 10.4 88

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1955 28 BAL RLB 65 12 0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.8 10 0 0
1958 31 BAL LLB 36 12 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 -1 0 0
Career 141 0 2 9 4.5 0 10 0.0 0.1 9 0 1

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1959 32 BAL LLB 36 12 0 1 1 6
Career 141 0 1 1 6

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jeff Staggs, Billy Ray Smith, Matt Hazeltine, Mike Green, Alex Gordon, Doug Eggers, Henry Davis, Tom Bettis, Bill Forester, Chuck Drazenovich
4 Johnie Cooks, Keith Butler, Matt Hazeltine, Bill Forester, Doug Eggers, Terry Beeson, Al Smith, Chris Washington, Greg Buttle, Clancy Osborne
5 Tom Roussel, Avon Riley, Joe Campanella, Donnie Spragan, Jerry Tubbs, Robin Cole, Matt Stewart, Jeff Davis, Mike Dowdle, Niko Noga
6 Jimmy Williams, Jeff Herrod, Robin Cole, Steve Stonebreaker, Larry Morris, Brian Simmons, Jerry Tubbs, Dale Lindsey, Greg Buttle, Eric D. Williams
7 Carl Zander, Johnie Cooks, Jerry Tubbs, Jeff Herrod, Ben Leber, Larry Morris, Ralph Felton, Ralph Baker, Mike Morgan, Greg Buttle
8 Ralph Baker, Johnie Cooks, Ronald McKinnon, Brian Simmons, Greg Buttle, Morlon Greenwood, Bob Babich, Ben Leber, Scott Fujita, Jerry Tubbs
9 Ralph Baker, Ronald McKinnon, James Francis, Morlon Greenwood, Johnie Cooks, Jeff Herrod, Greg Buttle, Roman Phifer, Brian Simmons, Brian Noble
10 Ronald McKinnon, Ralph Baker, James Francis, Roman Phifer, Keith Butler, Joe Federspiel, Charlie Hall, Brian Simmons, Ted Johnson, Jeff Herrod
11 Ralph Baker, Darrin Smith, Keith Butler, Eric Hill, Winston Moss, Roman Phifer, Gary Plummer, Mark Arneson, Woodrow Lowe, Jimmy Williams
12 Larry Morris, Carl Banks, Eddie Robinson, Bob Brudzinski, Larry Stallings, Jack Pardee, Roman Phifer, Jim Houston, Takeo Spikes, Duane Bickett
Career Larry Morris, Eddie Robinson, Carl Banks, Takeo Spikes, Bob Brudzinski, Woodrow Lowe, E.J. Junior, Duane Bickett, Robin Cole, Kevin Hardy

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1959 NFL 1 (2)

Fumbles Recovered

1955 NFL 4 (6)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1959 NFL 99 (8)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1959 NFL 1 (1)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1958Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1960Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1962UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1964Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL