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Bill Shepherd

William Leroy Shepherd

Position: B
Height: 5-9    Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: December 4, 1911 in Clearfield, PA
College: Western Maryland

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1935 24 2TM /BB 12 9 143 425 4 0 3.0 35.4 11.9 4 33 8.3 0 46 0.3 2.8 458 4 0
BOS BB 7 6 89 285 1 0 3.2 40.7 12.7 2 20 10.0 0 46 0.3 2.9 305 1 0
DET 5 3 54 140 3 0 2.6 28.0 10.8 2 13 6.5 0 0 0.4 2.6 153 3 0
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 74 292 1 0 3.9 24.3 6.2 292 1 0
1937 26 DET 11 0 93 325 2 0 3.5 29.5 8.5 325 2 0
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 100 455 3 0 4.6 50.6 11.1 455 3 0
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 105 420 2 0 4.0 38.2 9.5 14 143 10.2 1 0 1.3 13.0 563 3 0
1940 29 DET 3 2 24 67 0 0 2.8 22.3 8.0 2 12 6.0 0 0 0.7 4.0 79 0 0
Career 58 30 539 1984 12 0 3.7 34.2 9.3 20 188 9.4 1 46 0.3 3.2 2172 13 0
6 yrs DET 51 24 450 1699 11 0 3.8 33.3 8.8 18 168 9.3 1 0 0.4 3.3 1867 12 0
1 yr WAS 7 6 89 285 1 0 3.2 40.7 12.7 2 20 10.0 0 46 0.3 2.9 305 1 0

Passing

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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%
1935 24 2TM /BB 12 9 28 64 43.8 417 2 3.1 14 21.9 0 6.5 -3.0 14.9 34.8 36.5
DET 5 3 7 9 77.8 99 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 11.0 12.1 14.1 19.8 149.5
BOS BB 7 6 21 55 38.2 318 1 1.8 14 25.5 0 5.8 -5.5 15.1 45.4 24.5
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 3 9 33.3 57 0 0.0 1 11.1 0 6.3 1.3 19.0 4.8 16.7
1937 26 DET 11 0 19 46 41.3 297 2 4.3 7 15.2 0 6.5 0.0 15.6 27.0 38.3
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 8 32 25.0 167 0 0.0 6 18.8 0 5.2 -3.2 20.9 18.6 9.2
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 58 30 58 152 38.2 938 4 2.6 28 18.4 0 6.2 -1.9 16.2 16.2 28.8
6 yrs DET 51 24 37 97 38.1 620 3 3.1 14 14.4 0 6.4 0.2 16.8 12.2 31.2
1 yr WAS 7 6 21 55 38.2 318 1 1.8 14 25.5 0 5.8 -5.5 15.1 45.4 24.5

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1935 24 2TM /BB 12 9 1
BOS BB 7 6 1
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 1
1937 26 DET 11 0 2 7
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 2 1 50.0% 2 2 100.0%
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 23 850 54 0 37.0
1940 29 DET 3 2 1 40 40 0 40.0
Career 58 30 2 3 150.0% 2 11 550.0% 24 890 54 0 37.1
6 yrs DET 51 24 2 3 50.0% 2 10 100.0% 24 890 54 0 37.1
1 yr WAS 7 6 1

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
1935 24 2TM /BB 12 9 4 1 25
BOS BB 7 6 1 1 7
DET 5 3 3 18
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 1 1 1 13
1937 26 DET 11 0 2 1 7 2 31
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 3 2 1 23
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 2 1 18
Career 58 30 12 1 1 1 11 3 110
6 yrs DET 51 24 11 1 1 1 10 3 103
1 yr WAS 7 6 1 1 7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Passes Completed

1935 NFL 28 (5)

Pass Attempts

1935 NFL 64 (6)

Passing Yds

1935 NFL 417 (5)

Passing TD

1935 NFL 2 (6)

Passes Intercepted

1935 NFL 14 (3)
1937 NFL 7 (9)

Passing Yds/Game

1935 NFL 45.4 (3)

Pass Attempts/Game

1935 NFL 7.9 (4)

Rushing Att

1935 NFL 143 (2)
1938 NFL 100 (8)

Rushing Yds

1935 NFL 425 (5)
1938 NFL 455 (3)
1939 NFL 420 (8)

Rushing TD

1935 NFL 4 (2)
1937 NFL 2 (7)
1938 NFL 3 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att

1935 NFL 3.2 (8)
1938 NFL 4.6 (2)
1939 NFL 4.0 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1935 NFL 40.7 (2)
1938 NFL 50.6 (2)
1939 NFL 38.2 (9)

Long Reception

1935 NFL 46 (7)

Touchdowns

1935 NFL 4 (6)

Points Scored

1937 NFL 31 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1935 NFL 4 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs

1936 NFL 1 (2)
1937 NFL 1 (2)

Yds From Scrimmage

1935 NFL 458 (7)
1938 NFL 455 (9)
1939 NFL 563 (5)

All-Purpose Yds

1935 NFL 458 (7)
1938 NFL 455 (9)
1939 NFL 563 (5)

Touches

1935 NFL 147 (2)
1938 NFL 100 (8)
1939 NFL 119 (8)

Yds/Touch

1935 NFL 3.4 (8)
1938 NFL 4.6 (4)
1939 NFL 4.7 (5)

Extra Pt Made

1937 NFL 7 (7)

Total Field Goals Made

1937 NFL 2 (6)

Fumble Return TD

1936 NFL 1 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1937 NFL 1 (1)

Passes Completed/Game

1935 NFL 3.0 (3)

   

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
1935 - GB Press-Gazette: 2nd team all-NFL
1935 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1937 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd team all-NFL
1938 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1938 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1938 - Int. News Service: 2nd team all-NFL
1938 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - Int. News Service: 2nd team all-NFL