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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
College: Tulane
1-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 3rd round (29th overall) of the 1950 Draft
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1950 | 22 | CRD | S | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | 23 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 24 | CRD | LS | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1953* | 25 | CRD | LS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1954 | 26 | NYG | LLB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1955 | 27 | NYG | LLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1956 | 28 | NYG | LLB | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1957 | 29 | NYG | LLB | 11 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1958 | 30 | NYG | LLB | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 100 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 yrs | NYG | 55 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 yrs | ARI | 45 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1951 | 23 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 6 | -9 | -1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1951 | 23 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 35 | |||||
| 1953* | 25 | CRD | LS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
| 1954 | 26 | NYG | LLB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | |||||
| Career | 100 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 29 | 21.7 | 71 | ||||||||
| 5 yrs | NYG | 55 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | |||||||
| 4 yrs | ARI | 45 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 29 | 22.0 | 50 | |||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls |
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
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1956 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1956 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |