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Bill Thornton

William Albert Thornton

Position: FB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: September 20, 1939 in Toledo, OH
College: Nebraska

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 5th round (58th overall) of the 1963 Draft
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 22nd round (171st overall) of the AFL 1963 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1963 24 STL 14 0 19 111 1 55 5.8 7.9 1.4 4 10 2.5 0 8 0.3 0.7 121 1 0
1964 25 STL 13 0 39 236 1 62 6.1 18.2 3.0 7 43 6.1 0 19 0.5 3.3 279 1 4
1965 26 STL 14 0 31 188 0 38 6.1 13.4 2.2 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.4 194 0 0
1967 28 STL 6 0 4 9 0 7 2.3 1.5 0.7 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.2 1.5 18 0 0
Career 47 0 93 544 2 62 5.8 11.6 2.0 13 68 5.2 0 19 0.3 1.4 612 2 4

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1963 24 STL 14 0 4 70 0 25 17.5 191
1964 25 STL 13 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 284
Career 47 0 5 75 0 25 15.0 687

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1963 24 STL 14 0 0 1 9 0
1964 25 STL 13 0 4 1 0 0
Career 47 0 4 2 9 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1963 24 STL 14 0 1 6
1964 25 STL 13 0 1 6
Career 47 0 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Rush

1963 NFL 55 (7)
1964 NFL 62 (8)

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)