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Bill Wightkin
William John Wightkin
Position: T-DE-E
Height: 6-3 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: July 28, 1927 in Detroit, MI
College: Notre Dame
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 8th round (79th overall) of the 1949 Draft
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View Details For: 4 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1950 | 23 | CHI | LDE/le | 12 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1951 | 24 | CHI | LDE | 10 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1952 | 25 | CHI | LE | 11 | 0 | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 2 | 29 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 120 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1953 | 26 | CHI | le | 12 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1954 | 27 | CHI | LT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1955*+ | 28 | CHI | LT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1956 | 29 | CHI | LT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1957 | 30 | CHI | LT | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 92 | 0 | 13 | 213 | 16.4 | 2 | 47 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 213 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 23 | CHI | LDE/le | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | CHI | le | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1955*+ | 28 | CHI | LT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 30 | CHI | LT | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 92 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1951 | 24 | CHI | LDE | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 50 | |||||
| 1953 | 26 | CHI | le | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | |||||
| Career | 92 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 216 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 24 | CHI | LDE | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 25 | CHI | LE | 11 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | CHI | le | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 92 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
Pro Bowls |
1st-team All-Pro |
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Fumble Return TD |
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
Glossary|
1955 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1956 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |