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Billy Wells
William Prescott Wells
Position: HB
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: December 7, 1931 in Menomonie, MI
Died: December 25, 2001 in Altadena, CA
College: Michigan St. (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 5th round (56th overall) of the 1954 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 19 (4927th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 100 | 516 | 3 | 88 | 5.2 | 43.0 | 8.3 | 19 | 295 | 15.5 | 1 | 48 | 1.6 | 24.6 | 811 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 69 | 185 | 1 | 17 | 2.7 | 26.4 | 9.9 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | 34 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 271 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 154 | 532 | 0 | 51 | 3.5 | 48.4 | 14.0 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 621 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
| WAS | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| PIT | KR/LH/PR | 24 | 10 | 154 | 532 | 0 | 51 | 3.5 | 53.2 | 15.4 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 621 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | KR/PR | 27 | 12 | 24 | 92 | 1 | 12 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 141 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | PR | 41 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 1 | 78 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 265 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Career | 54 | 361 | 1384 | 5 | 88 | 3.8 | 25.6 | 6.7 | 57 | 725 | 12.7 | 2 | 78 | 1.1 | 13.4 | 2109 | 7 | 24 | 20 | |||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 0 | 169 | 701 | 4 | 88 | 4.1 | 35.1 | 8.5 | 25 | 381 | 15.2 | 1 | 48 | 1.3 | 19.1 | 1082 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 1 | 78 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 265 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 0 | 24 | 92 | 1 | 12 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 141 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 0 | 154 | 532 | 0 | 51 | 3.5 | 53.2 | 15.4 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 621 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 17 | 319 | 0 | 45 | 18.8 | 1154 | |
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 18.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 319 | |
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 21 | 143 | 0 | 30 | 6.8 | 12 | 325 | 1 | 96 | 27.1 | 1089 | |||
| WAS | 41 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | |||||||||
| PIT | KR/LH/PR | 24 | 10 | 21 | 143 | 0 | 30 | 6.8 | 11 | 306 | 1 | 96 | 27.8 | 1070 | |||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | KR/PR | 27 | 12 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 65 | 8.3 | 14 | 336 | 0 | 44 | 24.0 | 635 | |
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | PR | 41 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 5.5 | 11 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 606 | |
| Career | 54 | 57 | 427 | 0 | 65 | 7.5 | 55 | 1267 | 1 | 96 | 23.0 | 3803 | |||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 22 | 12.0 | 19 | 350 | 0 | 45 | 18.4 | 1492 | |||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 0 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 5.5 | 11 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 606 | |||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 0 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 65 | 8.3 | 14 | 336 | 0 | 44 | 24.0 | 635 | |||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 0 | 21 | 143 | 0 | 30 | 6.8 | 11 | 306 | 1 | 96 | 27.8 | 1070 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| WAS | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| PIT | KR/LH/PR | 24 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | KR/PR | 27 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | PR | 41 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 54 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| PIT | KR/LH/PR | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | KR/PR | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | PR | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 54 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
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