Bill Willis
William Karnet Willis
Position: DG-G
Height: 6-2 Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: October 5, 1921 in Columbus, OH
College: Ohio St. (school history)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 65 (753rd overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1977
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Fine Details · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM
| All-Time Rank: #436. Kenny Easley… #437. Michael Carter… #438. Keena Turner… #439. BILL WILLIS… #440. Charlie Sanders… #441. Paul Hornung… #442. Jared Allen… |
| 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 | AV |
| 1946 | 25 | CLE | RG | 13 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1947 | 26 | CLE | RG | 13 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1948 | 27 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | 28 | CLE | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1950* | 29 | CLE | MG | 30 | 12 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1951*+ | 30 | CLE | MG | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1952*+ | 31 | CLE | MG | 60 | 12 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953+ | 32 | CLE | MG | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Career | 99 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | ||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)
All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1st Team | All-NFL/AAFC | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1946 | 1st Team | All-AAFC | AAFC |
| 1947 | 1st Team | All-AAFC | AAFC |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-NFL/AAFC | Sporting News |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-AAFC | AAFC |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-AAFC | Associated Press |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-AAFC | NY Daily News |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-AAFC | UPI |
| 1949 | 2nd Team | All-AAFC | AAFC |
| 1949 | 2nd Team | All-AAFC | NY Daily News |
| 1949 | 2nd Team | All-AAFC | UPI |
| 1950 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1950 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1951 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1951 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1951 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1952 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1952 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1952 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1953 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1953 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |