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Bill Munson

William Alan Munson

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-2, 203lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: August 11, 1941 in Sacramento, CA

Died: July 10, 2000 in Lodi, CA

College: Utah St. (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 48 (1862nd overall since 1960)

High School: Lodi (CA)

Draft: Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft., Houston Oilers in the 16th round (126th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.

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SUMMARY

Career

107

QBrec

27-34-5

Cmp%

54.0

Yds

12896

Y/A

6.5

Int

FantPt

727.0

Passing

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV
1964	23	RAM	NFL	QB	11	8	2-4-2	108	223	48.4	1533	9	4.0	15	6.7	95	6.9	4.65	14.2	139.4	56.5	42	307	15.85	4.63	2.76	0	0	6
1965	24	RAM	NFL	QB	10	10	1-9-0	144	267	53.9	1701	10	3.7	14	5.2	47	6.4	4.76	11.8	170.1	64.2	30	244	10.10	4.91	3.46	1	1	7
1966	25	RAM	NFL	QB	5	0		30	50	60.0	284	2	4.0	1	2.0	25	5.7	5.58	9.5	56.8	80.7	6	32	10.71	4.50	4.41	0	0	1
1967	26	RAM	NFL	QB	5	0		5	10	50.0	38	1	10.0	2	20.0	18	3.8	-3.20	7.6	7.6	53.3	1	12	9.09	2.36	-4.00	0	0	0
1968	27	DET	NFL	QB	12	12	4-6-2	181	329	55.0	2311	15	4.6	8	2.4	86	7.0	6.84	12.8	192.6	82.3	39	279	10.60	5.52	5.36	1	1	9
1969	28	DET	NFL	QB	8	7	4-2-1	84	166	50.6	1062	7	4.2	8	4.8	62	6.4	5.07	12.6	132.8	64.9	12	93	6.74	5.44	4.21	2	1	5
1970	29	DET	NFL	QB	8	8	5-3-0	84	158	53.2	1049	10	6.3	7	4.4	56	6.6	5.91	12.5	131.1	76.7	10	66	5.95	5.85	5.17	1	1	7
1971	30	DET	NFL	QB	4	0		21	38	55.3	216	1	2.6	1	2.6	34	5.7	5.03	10.3	54.0	69.6	1	5	2.56	5.41	4.77	0	0	1
1972	31	DET	NFL	QB	2	0		20	35	57.1	194	1	2.9	1	2.9	29	5.5	4.83	9.7	97.0	70.4	1	0	2.78	5.39	4.69	0	0	1
1973	32	DET	NFL	QB	10	7	4-3-0	95	187	50.8	1129	9	4.8	8	4.3	54	6.0	5.07	11.9	112.9	67.8	14	94	6.97	5.15	4.25	0	1	6
1974	33	DET	NFL	QB	11	11	6-5-0	166	292	56.8	1874	8	2.7	7	2.4	56	6.4	5.89	11.3	170.4	75.3	24	172	7.59	5.39	4.90	3	3	10
1975	34	DET	NFL	QB	5	3	1-2-0	65	109	59.6	626	5	4.6	2	1.8	32	5.7	5.83	9.6	125.2	83.4	8	65	6.84	4.79	4.88	0	0	2
1976	35	SEA	NFL	QB	5	0		20	37	54.1	295	1	2.7	3	8.1	44	8.0	4.86	14.8	59.0	55.6	3	29	7.50	6.65	3.78	0	0	1
1977	36	SDG	NFL	QB	4	0		20	31	64.5	225	1	3.2	1	3.2	28	7.3	6.45	11.3	56.3	83.4	1	11	3.13	6.69	5.91	0	0	1
1978	37	BUF	NFL	QB	4	0		24	43	55.8	328	4	9.3	2	4.7	43	7.6	7.40	13.7	82.0	92.0	0	0	0.00	7.63	7.40	0	0	1
1979	38	BUF	NFL	QB	3	0		3	7	42.9	31	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	4.4	4.43	10.3	10.3	56.2	0	0	0.00	4.43	4.43	0	0	0
16 Yrs					107	66	27-34-5	1070	1982	54.0	12896	84	4.2	80	4.0	95	6.5	5.54	12.1	120.5	71.5	192	1409	8.83	5.28	4.40	8	8	58
17 Game Avg					17	10		170	315	54.0	2049	13	4.2	13	4.0	95	6.5	5.54	12.1	120.5	71.5	31	224	8.83	5.28	4.40	1	1	9

DET (8 Yrs)					60	48	24-21-3	716	1314	54.5	8461	56	4.3	42	3.2	86	6.4	5.85	11.8	141.0	75.2	109	774	7.66	5.40	4.86	7	7	41
RAM (4 Yrs)					31	18	3-13-2	287	550	52.2	3556	22	4.0	32	5.8	95	6.5	4.65	12.4	114.7	61.6	79	595	12.56	4.71	3.12	1	1	14
BUF (2 Yrs)					7	0		27	50	54.0	359	4	8.0	2	4.0	43	7.2	6.98	13.3	51.3	87.0	0	0	0.00	7.18	6.98	0	0	1
SEA (1 Yr)					5	0		20	37	54.1	295	1	2.7	3	8.1	44	8.0	4.86	14.8	59.0	55.6	3	29	7.50	6.65	3.78	0	0	1
SDG (1 Yr)					4	0		20	31	64.5	225	1	3.2	1	3.2	28	7.3	6.45	11.3	56.3	83.4	1	11	3.13	6.69	5.91	0	0	1

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	NY/A	ANY/A
1970	29	DET	NFL	QB	1	2	8	25.0	44	1	12.5	39	5.5	-0.13	22.0	44.0	10.4	5.50	-0.13
1 Yr					1	2	8	25.0	44	1	12.5	39	5.5	-0.13	22.0	44.0	10.4	5.50	-0.13
17 Game Avg					17	34	136	25.0	748	17	12.5	39	5.5	-0.13	22.0	44.0	10.4	5.50	-0.13

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Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+	AV
1964	23	RAM	QB	19	11	8	2-4-2	223	91	77	84	78	89	88	82	67	83	6
1965	24	RAM	QB	19	10	10	1-9-0	267	88	86	89	89	108	88	97	95	93	7
1966	25	RAM	QB	19	5	0		50	79	80	99	99	129	91	133	87	111	1
1968	27	DET	QB	19	12	12	4-6-2	329	101	96	114	110	113	95	128	87	116	9
1969	28	DET	QB	19	8	7	4-2-1	166	91	96	96	98	96	95	103	108	96	5
1970	29	DET	QB	19	8	8	5-3-0	158	98	105	107	110	105	119	108	111	111	7
1973	32	DET	QB	19	10	7	4-3-0	187	89	96	100	103	96	106	110	106	103	6
1974	33	DET	QB	19	11	11	6-5-0	292	97	101	109	110	115	88	128	104	111	10
1975	34	DET	QB	19	5	3	1-2-0	109	87	92	107	108	120	104	132	109	117	2
Career					107	66	27-34-5	1982										58

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Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1964	23	RAM	QB	19	11	8	19	150	0	33	7.9	13.6	1.7				0				19	7.9	150	0	7
1965	24	RAM	QB	19	10	10	26	157	1	38	6.0	15.7	2.6				0				26	6.0	157	1	9
1966	25	RAM	QB	19	5	0	4	3	0	2	0.8	0.6	0.8				0				4	0.8	3	0	0
1967	26	RAM	QB	19	5	0	2	-22	0	0	-11.0	-4.4	0.4				0				2	-11.0	-22	0	2
1968	27	DET	QB	19	12	12	25	109	1	20	4.4	9.1	2.1				0				25	4.4	109	1	5
1969	28	DET	QB	19	8	7	7	31	0	13	4.4	3.9	0.9				0				7	4.4	31	0	3
1970	29	DET	QB	19	8	8	9	33	0	11	3.7	4.1	1.1				0				9	3.7	33	0	1
1971	30	DET	QB	19	4	0	3	9	0	6	3.0	2.3	0.8				0				3	3.0	9	0	0
1972	31	DET	QB	19	2	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.5				0				1	0.0		0	1
1973	32	DET	QB	19	10	7	10	33	0	11	3.3	3.3	1.0				0				10	3.3	33	0	3
1974	33	DET	QB	19	11	11	18	40	1	9	2.2	3.6	1.6	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6	0.1	-0.5	19	1.8	34	1	2
1975	34	DET	QB	19	5	3	4	-3	0	2	-0.8	-0.6	0.8				0				4	-0.8	-3	0	2
1976	35	SEA	QB	19	5	0	1	6	0	6	6.0	1.2	0.2				0				1	6.0	6	0	0
1977	36	SDG	QB	19	4	0	1	2	0	2	2.0	0.5	0.3				0				1	2.0	2	0	2
Career					107	66	130	548	3	38	4.2	5.1	1.2	1	-6	-6.0	0	0	0.0	-0.1	131	4.1	542	3	37
8 yrs		DET			60	48	77	252	2	20	3.3	4.2	1.3	1	-6	-6.0	0	0	0.0	-0.1	78	3.2	246	2	17
4 yrs		RAM			31	18	51	288	1	38	5.6	9.3	1.6				0				51	5.6	288	1	18
2 yrs		BUF			7	0			0								0							0
1 yr		SDG			4	0	1	2	0	2	2.0	0.5	0.3				0				1	2.0	2	0	2
1 yr		SEA			5	0	1	6	0	6	6.0	1.2	0.2				0				1	6.0	6	0

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1964	23	RAM	QB	19	11	8			0				7	4	0	0	0.0
1965	24	RAM	QB	19	10	10			0				9	2	0	0	0.0
1967	26	RAM	QB	19	5	0			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1968	27	DET	QB	19	12	12			0				5	2	0	0	0.0
1969	28	DET	QB	19	8	7			0				3	2	-9	0	0.0
1970	29	DET	QB	19	8	8			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1972	31	DET	QB	19	2	0			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1973	32	DET	QB	19	10	7			0				3	0	-8	0	0.0
1974	33	DET	QB	19	11	11			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
1975	34	DET	QB	19	5	3			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
1977	36	SDG	QB	19	4	0			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
Career					107	66			0				37	13	-17	0	0.0
8 yrs		DET			60	48			0				17	6	-17	0	0.0
4 yrs		RAM			31	18			0				18	6	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		BUF			7	0			0							0	0.0
1 yr		SDG			4	0			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		SEA			5	0			0							0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1965	24	RAM	QB	19	10	10	1	1		6	0.6
1968	27	DET	QB	19	12	12	1	1		6	0.5
1974	33	DET	QB	19	11	11	1	1		6	0.5
Career					107	66	3	3	0	18	.2
8 yrs		DET			60	48	2	2	0	12	.2
4 yrs		RAM			31	18	1	1	0	6	.2
2 yrs		BUF			7	0			0	0	0.0
1 yr		SDG			4	0			0	0	0.0
1 yr		SEA			5	0			0	0	0.0

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PFR HOF Monitor: 16.38 (149th among QB, average HOF QB is 103.58)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Munson born?

Bill Munson was born on August 11, 1941.

Where was Bill Munson born?

Bill Munson was born in Sacramento, CA.

How tall was Bill Munson?

Bill Munson was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Munson weigh when playing?

Bill Munson weighed 203 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Is Bill Munson in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Munson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Bill Munson play?

Bill Munson played 107 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Bill Munson have?

Bill Munson had 12,896 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Bill Munson have?

Bill Munson had 84 touchdowns over his career.

When did Bill Munson retire?

Bill Munson last played in 1979.

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