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Bill Triplett

William Clarence Triplett

Position: RB-DB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1940 in Indianola, MS
College: Miami (OH)

Career AV: 25 (3641st overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 9th round (70th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 6th round (72nd overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
1962 22 STL RET 38 14 0 2 12 0 10 6.0 0.9 0.1 12 0 1 1
1963 23 STL HB 38 13 0 134 652 5 63 4.9 50.2 10.3 31 396 12.8 3 38 2.4 30.5 1048 8 4 6
1965 25 STL HB 38 14 0 174 617 6 59 3.5 44.1 12.4 26 256 9.8 1 37 1.9 18.3 873 7 1 5
1966 26 STL 38 8 0 13 25 0 5 1.9 3.1 1.6 2 6 3.0 0 11 0.3 0.8 31 0 0 1
1967 27 NYG 38 11 0 58 171 2 14 2.9 15.5 5.3 7 69 9.9 0 16 0.6 6.3 240 2 2 2
1968 28 DET FB 38 12 0 120 384 0 17 3.2 32.0 10.0 28 135 4.8 0 25 2.3 11.3 519 0 3 5
1969 29 DET FB 38 14 0 111 377 3 33 3.4 26.9 7.9 13 141 10.8 1 62 0.9 10.1 518 4 1 5
1970 30 DET 38 14 0 48 156 1 11 3.3 11.1 3.4 6 52 8.7 0 15 0.4 3.7 208 1 2 3
1971 31 DET 38 14 0 4 4 0 6 1.0 0.3 0.3 4 0 1 0
1972 32 DET 38 14 0 17 48 0 9 2.8 3.4 1.2 48 0 0 1
Career 128 0 681 2446 17 63 3.6 19.1 5.3 113 1055 9.3 5 62 0.9 8.2 3501 22 15 29
5 yrs DET 68 0 300 969 4 33 3.2 14.3 4.4 47 328 7.0 1 62 0.7 4.8 1297 5 7 14
4 yrs CRD 49 0 323 1306 11 63 4.0 26.7 6.6 59 658 11.2 4 38 1.2 13.4 1964 15 6 13
1 yr NYG 11 0 58 171 2 14 2.9 15.5 5.3 7 69 9.9 0 16 0.6 6.3 240 2 2 2

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
1962 22 STL RET 38 14 0 24 608 0 49 25.3 620
1963 23 STL HB 38 13 0 14 229 0 27 16.4 1277
1967 27 NYG 38 11 0 7 139 0 26 19.9 379
1971 31 DET 38 14 0 3 70 0 38 23.3 74
1972 32 DET 38 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 60
Career 128 0 49 1058 0 49 21.6 4559
5 yrs DET 68 0 4 82 0 38 20.5 1379
4 yrs CRD 49 0 38 837 0 49 22.0 2801
1 yr NYG 11 0 7 139 0 26 19.9 379

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
1962 22 STL RET 38 14 0 1 24 0 24 1 3 20 0
1963 23 STL HB 38 13 0 4 1 0 0
1965 25 STL HB 38 14 0 1 0 0 0
1967 27 NYG 38 11 0 2 1 0 0
1968 28 DET FB 38 12 0 3 0 0 0
1969 29 DET FB 38 14 0 1 0 0 0
1970 30 DET 38 14 0 2 1 0 0
1971 31 DET 38 14 0 1 0 0 0
Career 128 0 1 24 0 24 15 6 20 0
5 yrs DET 68 0 7 1 0 0
4 yrs CRD 49 0 1 24 0 24 6 4 20 0
1 yr NYG 11 0 2 1 0 0

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
1963 23 STL HB 38 13 0 5 3 8 48
1965 25 STL HB 38 14 0 6 1 7 42
1967 27 NYG 38 11 0 2 2 12
1969 29 DET FB 38 14 0 3 1 4 24
1970 30 DET 38 14 0 1 1 6
Career 128 0 17 5 22 132
5 yrs DET 68 0 4 1 5 30
4 yrs CRD 49 0 11 4 15 90
1 yr NYG 11 0 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Att

1965 NFL 174 (6)

Rushing Yds

1963 NFL 652 (9)
1965 NFL 617 (9)

Rushing TD

1963 NFL 5 (9)
1965 NFL 6 (5)

Long Rush

1963 NFL 63 (6)
1965 NFL 59 (5)

Yds/Rushing Att

1963 NFL 4.9 (3)

Rushing Yds/Game

1963 NFL 50.2 (9)

Yds From Scrimmage

1963 NFL 1048 (10)

All-Purpose Yds

1963 NFL 1277 (9)

Touches

1963 NFL 179 (10)
1965 NFL 200 (8)

Yds/Touch

1963 NFL 7.1 (6)

Kick Return Yds

1962 NFL 608 (9)

Yds/Kick Return

1962 NFL 25.3 (8)

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 30 14 RB 27 88
1971 31 14 RB 133
1972 32 14 RB 5 117
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