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Bill Svoboda

William Ray Svoboda

Position: LB-FB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 210 lbs.

Born: July 12, 1928 in Wichita Falls, TX
Died: June 20, 1980 in Houma, LA
College: Tulane   (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 3rd round (29th overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 67 (740th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

67 31 30

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 21, 2013 11:25PM
All-Time Rank: #1020. Dave Costa… #1021. Johnny Morris… #1022. Curtis Conway… #1023. BILL SVOBODA… #1024. Anthony Pleasant… #1025. Jim LeClair… #1026. Tony Nathan… 

Defense & Fumbles

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
1950 22 CRD S 67 12 0 0 2 0 0 7
1951 23 CRD RDH 67 12 0 0 1 0 0 7
1952 24 CRD LS 31 9 2 2 0 2 0 9
1953* 25 CRD LS 31 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
1954 26 NYG LLB 30 11 1 30 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
1955 27 NYG LLB 30 12 1 24 0 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 9
1956 28 NYG LLB 30 11 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 14
1957 29 NYG LLB 30 11 2 43 0 43 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
1958 30 NYG LLB 30 10 9
Career 100 9 102 0 43 0 0 0 12 0 0 81
5 yrs NYG 55 0 6 100 0 43 0 0 0 7 0 0 50
4 yrs CRD 45 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 31

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1951 23 CRD RDH 67 12 6 -9 -1.5 0 3 0.5 -0.8 5 15 0 6 3.0 1.3 0.4 6 0 0
Career 100 6 -9 -1.5 0 3 0.1 -0.1 5 15 0 6 3.0 0.2 0.1 6 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 23 CRD RDH 67 12 1 29 0 29 29.0 35
1953* 25 CRD LS 31 12 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
1954 26 NYG LLB 30 11 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Career 100 3 65 0 29 21.7 71
5 yrs NYG 55 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
4 yrs CRD 45 0 2 44 0 29 22.0 50

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Pro Bowls
1953

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19562nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19562nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19561st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19562nd TeamAll-NFLUPI