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Willie Shelby

Willie Earl Shelby

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: July 24, 1953 in Hattiesburg, MS
College: Alabama

Career AV: 1 (11373rd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 5th round (138th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
1976 23 CIN RET 30 13 0 21 162 0 30 7.7 30 761 1 97 25.4 935 1
1977 24 CIN RET 30 14 0 11 54 0 13 4.9 19 403 0 38 21.2 457 0
1978 25 STL 30 3 0 10 88 0 16 8.8 9 211 0 31 23.4 315 0
Career 30 0 42 304 0 30 7.2 58 1375 1 97 23.7 1707 1
2 yrs CIN 27 0 32 216 0 30 6.8 49 1164 1 97 23.8 1392 1
1 yr CRD 3 0 10 88 0 16 8.8 9 211 0 31 23.4 315 0

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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
1976 23 CIN RET 30 13 0 5 9 0 3 1.8 0.7 0.4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.2 12 0 8
1978 25 STL 30 3 0 2 5 0 4 2.5 1.7 0.7 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.3 3.7 16 0 0
Career 30 0 7 14 0 4 2.0 0.5 0.2 2 14 7.0 0 11 0.1 0.5 28 0 10
2 yrs CIN 27 0 5 9 0 3 1.8 0.3 0.2 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.0 0.1 12 0 10
1 yr CRD 3 0 2 5 0 4 2.5 1.7 0.7 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.3 3.7 16 0 0

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
1976 23 CIN RET 30 13 0 8 5 0 0
1977 24 CIN RET 30 14 0 2 1 0 0
Career 30 0 10 6 0 0

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
1976 23 CIN RET 30 13 0 1 1 6
1977 24 CIN RET 30 14 0 1 1 6
Career 30 0 1 1 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1976 NFL 1 (8)
1977 NFL 1 (8)

Kick Returns

1976 NFL 30 (2)

Kick Return Yds

1976 NFL 761 (1)

Kick Return TD

1976 NFL 1 (1/58)
Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1976 NFL 97 (1)

Yds/Kick Return

1976 NFL 25.4 (9)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1976 NFL 923 (7)

Fumbles

1976 NFL 8 (8)

Fumbles Recovered

1976 NFL 5 (3)

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1976 23 13 RB 1 153
1978 25 3 RB 2 151
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