William David Stits
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1931 in Lomita, CA
Died: December 5, 2011 in Palm Desert, CA
College: UCLA (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 4th round (44th overall) of the 1954 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 33 (2996th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1954* | 23 | DET | RDH | 20 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | 24 | DET | RDH | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 182 | 6 | ||||||
| 1956 | 25 | DET | 20 | 12 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 16.0 | 100 | 5 | |||||||
| 1957 | 26 | SFO | RDH | 20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | SFO | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | 28 | 2TM | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
| WAS | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| NYG | 48 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 29 | NYG | KR/PR | 48 | 12 | 18 | 166 | 0 | 38 | 9.2 | 20 | 486 | 0 | 39 | 24.3 | 652 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 30 | NYG | PR | 48 | 10 | 17 | 132 | 0 | 20 | 7.8 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 30 | 21.8 | 219 | 1 | |
| Career | 92 | 40 | 305 | 0 | 38 | 7.6 | 27 | 621 | 0 | 39 | 23.0 | 1160 | 37 | |||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 16.0 | 282 | 21 | |||
| 3 yrs | NYG | 27 | 0 | 39 | 305 | 0 | 38 | 7.8 | 24 | 573 | 0 | 39 | 23.9 | 878 | 4 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1954* | 23 | DET | RDH | 20 | 12 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 1955 | 24 | DET | RDH | 20 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 | 25 | DET | 20 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1957 | 26 | SFO | RDH | 20 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1958 | 27 | SFO | RS | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 28 | 2TM | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| NYG | 48 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1960 | 29 | NYG | KR/PR | 48 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 30 | NYG | PR | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 92 | 15 | 122 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 36 | 0 | 10 | 91 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | NYG | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SFO | 24 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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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Pro Bowls
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Non-Offensive TDs
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Kick Returns
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Kick Return Yds
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Yds/Kick Return
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Punt Return Yds
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Long Punt Return
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Kick & Punt Returns
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Kick & Punt Return Yds
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Fumbles Recovered
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Intercept. Ret. TD
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