Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Players > S > Bill Simpson
News: s-r blog:Add Your Blog Posts to PFR Player Pages
Bill Simpson
William Thomas Simpson
Position: DB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: December 5, 1951 in Detroit, MI
College: Michigan St. (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 57 (1135th overall since 1950)
48
45
Sponsor this page for $10 and help Pro-Football-Reference.com provide this service. Your message will replace this ad.
Player News
- Bloggers! Put your articles here for free. See the Sports Reference Linker for details.
Fan EloRater
Fine Details · Last updated May 24, 2013 5:25PM
| All-Time Rank: #1033. Mark Schlereth… #1034. Ray Crockett… #1035. Johnny Morris… #1036. BILL SIMPSON… #1037. Keith Van Horne… #1038. Robert James… #1039. Alex Sandusky… |
| 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 |
| 1974 | 23 | RAM | db | 48 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1975 | 24 | RAM | FS | 48 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 1976 | 25 | RAM | FS | 48 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1977 | 26 | RAM | FS | 48 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 157 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1978 | 27 | RAM | FS | 48 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 29 | BUF | FS | 45 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 1981 | 30 | BUF | FS | 45 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1982 | 31 | BUF | FS | 45 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| Career | 108 | 98 | 1.0 | 34 | 514 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 66 | ||||||
| 5 yrs | RAM | 72 | 62 | 22 | 391 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | BUF | 36 | 36 | 1.0 | 12 | 123 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | |||||
Similar Players
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)
|
Fumbles Recovered
|
All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1977 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1978 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
Most data provided by 24-7
Baseball, creators of the ESPN
Pro Football Encyclopedia.
A Sports Reference Site:
About PFR |
Found a bug or have a suggestion?
Privacy Statement |
Conditions & Terms of Service |
Use of Data
Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com.
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties.