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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)

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

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1962 22 STL RET 14 0 2 12 0 10 6.0 0.9 0.1 12 0 1
1963 23 STL HB 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
1965 25 STL HB 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
1966 26 STL 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
1967 27 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
1968 28 DET FB 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
1969 29 DET FB 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
1970 30 DET 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
1971 31 DET 14 0 4 4 0 6 1.0 0.3 0.3 4 0 1
1972 32 DET 14 0 17 48 0 9 2.8 3.4 1.2 48 0 0
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
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
4 yrs ARI 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
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

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
1962 22 STL RET 14 0 24 608 0 49 25.3 620
1963 23 STL HB 13 0 14 229 0 27 16.4 1277
1967 27 NYG 11 0 7 139 0 26 19.9 379
1971 31 DET 14 0 3 70 0 38 23.3 74
1972 32 DET 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 ARI 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 G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1962 22 STL RET 14 0 1 24 0 24 1 3 20 0
1963 23 STL HB 13 0 4 1 0 0
1965 25 STL HB 14 0 1 0 0 0
1967 27 NYG 11 0 2 1 0 0
1968 28 DET FB 12 0 3 0 0 0
1969 29 DET FB 14 0 1 0 0 0
1970 30 DET 14 0 2 1 0 0
1971 31 DET 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 ARI 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 G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1963 23 STL HB 13 0 5 3 48
1965 25 STL HB 14 0 6 1 42
1967 27 NYG 11 0 2 12
1969 29 DET FB 14 0 3 1 24
1970 30 DET 14 0 1 6
Career 128 0 17 5 132
5 yrs DET 68 0 4 1 30
4 yrs ARI 49 0 11 4 90
1 yr NYG 11 0 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)

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)

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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