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Bill Stits

William David Stits

Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1931 in Lomita, CA
College: UCLA

Career AV: 34 (2593rd overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 4th round (44th overall) of the 1954 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
1954* 23 DET RDH 20 12 0 0 10
1955 24 DET RDH 20 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 182 6
1956 25 DET rdh 20 12 0 3 48 0 19 16.0 100 5
1957 26 SFO RDH 20 12 0 0 5
1958 27 SFO RS 20 12 0 0 6
1959 28 2TM 10 0 4 7 0 7 1.8 7 3
NYG 48 5 0 4 7 0 7 1.8 7 2
WAS 26 5 0 0 1
1960 29 NYG RET 48 12 0 18 166 0 38 9.2 20 486 0 39 24.3 652 2
1961 30 NYG RET 48 10 0 17 132 0 20 7.8 4 87 0 30 21.8 219 2
Career 92 0 40 305 0 38 7.6 27 621 0 39 23.0 1160 39
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 6

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
1954* 23 DET RDH 20 12 0 6 73 0 23 0 1 15 0
1955 24 DET RDH 20 12 0 3 7 1 7 4 3 0 0
1956 25 DET rdh 20 12 0 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0
1957 26 SFO RDH 20 12 0 2 28 0 20 0 2 0 0
1958 27 SFO RS 20 12 0 3 3 0 2
1959 28 2TM 10 0 2 0 0 0
NYG 48 5 0 2 0 0 0
1960 29 NYG RET 48 12 0 3 1 0 0
1961 30 NYG RET 48 10 0 1 1 0 0
Career 92 0 15 122 1 23 10 9 15 0
3 yrs DET 36 0 10 91 1 23 4 5 15 0
3 yrs NYG 27 0 6 2 0 0
2 yrs SFO 24 0 5 31 0 20 0 2 0 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
1955 24 DET RDH 20 12 0 46 165 0 15 3.6 13.8 3.8 5 17 3.4 0 14 0.4 1.4 182 0 4
1956 25 DET rdh 20 12 0 3 0 0 6 0.0 0.0 0.3 3 52 17.3 0 27 0.3 4.3 52 0 0
Career 92 0 49 165 0 15 3.4 1.8 0.5 8 69 8.6 0 27 0.1 0.8 234 0 10

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. 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%
1955 24 DET RDH 20 12 0 2 2 100.0 62 1 50.0 0 0.0 41 31.0 41.0 31.0 5.2 158.3
1956 25 DET rdh 20 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 92 0 2 3 66.7 62 1 33.3 1 33.3 41 20.7 12.3 31.0 0.7 109.7

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
1955 24 DET RDH 20 12 0 1 1 6
Career 92 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1954

Non-Offensive TDs

1955 NFL 1 (6)

Kick Returns

1960 NFL 20 (4)

Kick Return Yds

1960 NFL 486 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1960 NFL 24.3 (9)

Punt Returns

1960 NFL 18 (1)
1961 NFL 17 (6)

Punt Return Yds

1960 NFL 166 (2)

Long Punt Return

1960 NFL 38 (4)

Yds/Punt Return

1960 NFL 9.2 (3)
1961 NFL 7.8 (9)

Kick & Punt Returns

1960 NFL 38 (2)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1960 NFL 652 (2)

Fumbles Recovered

1955 NFL 3 (10)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1955 NFL 1 (2)

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