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Ken Willard

Kenneth Henderson Willard

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 219 lbs.
Born: July 14, 1943 in Richmond, VA
College: North Carolina

4-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1965 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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
1965* 22 SFO FB 14 14 189 778 5 32 4.1 55.6 13.5 32 253 7.9 4 29 2.3 18.1 1031 9 7
1966* 23 SFO FB 14 14 191 763 5 49 4.0 54.5 13.6 42 351 8.4 2 52 3.0 25.1 1114 7 7
1967 24 SFO FB 13 13 169 510 5 20 3.0 39.2 13.0 23 242 10.5 1 25 1.8 18.6 752 6 1
1968* 25 SFO FB 14 14 227 967 7 69 4.3 69.1 16.2 36 232 6.4 0 20 2.6 16.6 1199 7 4
1969* 26 SFO FB 14 14 171 557 7 18 3.3 39.8 12.2 36 326 9.1 3 36 2.6 23.3 883 10 6
1970 27 SFO FB 14 14 236 789 7 20 3.3 56.4 16.9 31 259 8.4 3 32 2.2 18.5 1048 10 3
1971 28 SFO FB 14 14 216 855 4 49 4.0 61.1 15.4 27 202 7.5 1 33 1.9 14.4 1057 5 8
1972 29 SFO FB 14 11 100 345 4 23 3.5 24.6 7.1 24 131 5.5 1 15 1.7 9.4 476 5 3
1973 30 SFO FB 14 10 83 366 1 33 4.4 26.1 5.9 22 160 7.3 1 26 1.6 11.4 526 2 2
1974 31 STL 7 3 40 175 0 12 4.4 25.0 5.7 4 28 7.0 1 17 0.6 4.0 203 1 0
Career 132 121 1622 6105 45 69 3.8 46.3 12.3 277 2184 7.9 17 52 2.1 16.5 8289 62 41
9 yrs SFO 125 118 1582 5930 45 69 3.7 47.4 12.7 273 2156 7.9 16 52 2.2 17.2 8086 61 41
1 yr ARI 7 3 40 175 0 12 4.4 25.0 5.7 4 28 7.0 1 17 0.6 4.0 203 1 0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1965* 22 SFO FB 14 14 7 1 0 0
1966* 23 SFO FB 14 14 7 1 0 0
1967 24 SFO FB 13 13 1 0 0 0
1968* 25 SFO FB 14 14 4 0 0 0
1969* 26 SFO FB 14 14 6 1 0 0
1970 27 SFO FB 14 14 3 1 0 0
1971 28 SFO FB 14 14 8 1 0 0
1972 29 SFO FB 14 11 3 0 0 0
1973 30 SFO FB 14 10 2 0 0 0
Career 132 121 41 5 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1965* 22 SFO FB 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 132 121 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1973 30 SFO FB 14 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 526
Career 132 121 1 0 0 0 0.0 8289

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1965* 22 SFO FB 14 14 5 4 54
1966* 23 SFO FB 14 14 5 2 42
1967 24 SFO FB 13 13 5 1 36
1968* 25 SFO FB 14 14 7 42
1969* 26 SFO FB 14 14 7 3 60
1970 27 SFO FB 14 14 7 3 60
1971 28 SFO FB 14 14 4 1 30
1972 29 SFO FB 14 11 4 1 30
1973 30 SFO FB 14 10 1 1 12
1974 31 STL 7 3 1 6
Career 132 121 45 17 372
9 yrs SFO 125 118 45 16 366
1 yr ARI 7 3 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1965
1966
1968
1969

Rushing Att

1965 NFL 189 (4)
1966 NFL 191 (8)
1968 NFL 227 (2)
1969 NFL 171 (10)
1970 NFL 236 (3)
1971 NFL 216 (5)
Career 1622 (56)

Rushing Yds

1965 NFL 778 (4)
1966 NFL 763 (5)
1968 NFL 967 (2)
1970 NFL 789 (9)
1971 NFL 855 (9)
Career 6105 (64)

Rushing TD

1965 NFL 5 (9)
1968 NFL 7 (4)
1969 NFL 7 (5)
1970 NFL 7 (5)
Career 45 (70)

Long Rush

1968 NFL 69 (2)

Yds/Rushing Att

1965 NFL 4.1 (9)
1966 NFL 4.0 (7)
1968 NFL 4.3 (10)

Rushing Yds/Game

1965 NFL 55.6 (5)
1966 NFL 54.5 (5)
1968 NFL 69.1 (3)
1971 NFL 61.1 (10)
Career 46.3 (139)

Touchdowns

1965 NFL 9 (9)
1969 NFL 10 (5)
1970 NFL 10 (10)
Career 62 (113)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1965 NFL 9 (9)
1969 NFL 10 (5)
1970 NFL 10 (10)
Career 62 (111)

Yds From Scrimmage

1965 NFL 1031 (8)
1966 NFL 1114 (10)
1968 NFL 1199 (3)
Career 8289 (139)

All-Purpose Yds

1968 NFL 1199 (9)

Touches

1965 NFL 221 (4)
1966 NFL 233 (7)
1968 NFL 263 (2)
1970 NFL 267 (3)
1971 NFL 243 (6)
Career 1900 (55)

Fumbles

1965 NFL 7 (10)
1966 NFL 7 (7)
1969 NFL 6 (10)
1971 NFL 8 (7)
Career 41 (160)

     

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
1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1965 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 27 14 RB 165 69 4 16
1971 28 14 RB 136 17 15 58
1972 29 14 RB 78 49
1973 30 14 RB 65 58
1974 31 7 RB 26 96
470 86