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Sam Williams

Samuel F. Williams

Position: DE-E-LB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: March 9, 1931 in Dansville, MI
College: Michigan State

Career AV: 37 (2319th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 24th round (288th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

88 85 88 88

Defense & Fumbles

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
1959 28 RAM 88 12 0 1 1
1960 29 DET 85 12 0 2
1961 30 DET 88 12 0 2
1962 31 DET RDE 88 13 0 1 22 1 22 0 2 6 1 9
1963 32 DET RDE 88 14 0 0 2 0 0 7
1964 33 DET RDE 88 14 0 0 2 4 1 7
1965 34 DET RDE 88 14 0 0 2 0 0 7
1966 35 ATL RDE 88 14 14 4
1967 36 ATL RDE 88 14 0 4
Career 119 14 1 22 1 22 0 8 10 2 1 43

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1961 30 DET 88 12 0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.8 10 0 0
Career 119 14 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.0 0.1 10 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1961 30 DET 88 12 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 14
Career 119 14 1 4 0 4 4.0 14

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1959 28 RAM 88 12 0 1 2
1962 31 DET RDE 88 13 0 1 1 2 12
1964 33 DET RDE 88 14 0 1 1 6
Career 119 14 2 1 3 1 20
6 yrs DET 79 0 2 1 3 18
1 yr RAM 12 0 1 2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1962 NFL 2 (1)

1964 NFL 1 (9)

Fumble Return TD

1962 NFL 1 (1)

1964 NFL 1 (2)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1962 NFL 1 (1)

Safeties

1959 NFL 1 (1)

Career 1 (69)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)