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Billy Wilson

William Gene Wilson

Position: E-FL
Height: 6-3    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1927 in Sayre, OK
College: San Jose State

6-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 22nd round (283rd overall) of the 1950 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1951 24 SFO RE 9 0 18 268 14.9 3 38 2.0 29.8 268 3 0
1952 25 SFO RE 9 0 23 304 13.2 3 40 2.6 33.8 304 3 1
1953 26 SFO RE 12 0 51 840 16.5 10 61 4.3 70.0 840 10 1
1954* 27 SFO RE 12 0 60 830 13.8 5 43 5.0 69.2 830 5 1
1955* 28 SFO RE 12 0 53 831 15.7 7 72 4.4 69.3 831 7 0
1956* 29 SFO RE 12 0 60 889 14.8 5 77 5.0 74.1 889 5 1
1957*+ 30 SFO RE 11 0 52 757 14.6 6 40 4.7 68.8 757 6 0
1958* 31 SFO RE 9 0 43 592 13.8 5 44 4.8 65.8 592 5 0
1959* 32 SFO RE 10 0 44 540 12.3 4 57 4.4 54.0 540 4 0
1960 33 SFO 4 0 3 51 17.0 1 19 0.8 12.8 51 1 0
Career 100 0 407 5902 14.5 49 77 4.1 59.0 5902 49 4

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
1952 25 SFO RE 9 0 1 1 0 0
1953 26 SFO RE 12 0 1 1 0 0
1954* 27 SFO RE 12 0 1 2 0 0
1956* 29 SFO RE 12 0 1 0 0 0
Career 100 0 4 4 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
1951 24 SFO RE 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 268
Career 100 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 5902

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
1951 24 SFO RE 9 0 3 18
1952 25 SFO RE 9 0 3 18
1953 26 SFO RE 12 0 10 60
1954* 27 SFO RE 12 0 5 30
1955* 28 SFO RE 12 0 7 42
1956* 29 SFO RE 12 0 5 30
1957*+ 30 SFO RE 11 0 6 36
1958* 31 SFO RE 9 0 5 30
1959* 32 SFO RE 10 0 4 24
1960 33 SFO 4 0 1 6
Career 100 0 49 294

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1st-team All-Pro

1957

Receptions

1953 NFL 51 (6)
1954 NFL 60 (1)
1955 NFL 53 (2)
1956 NFL 60 (1)
1957 NFL 52 (1)
1958 NFL 43 (7)
1959 NFL 44 (5)
Career 407 (173)

Receiving Yds

1953 NFL 840 (4)
1954 NFL 830 (4)
1955 NFL 831 (2)
1956 NFL 889 (3)
1957 NFL 757 (2)
1958 NFL 592 (10)
Career 5902 (156)

Receiving TD

1953 NFL 10 (1)
1955 NFL 7 (5)
1956 NFL 5 (7)
1957 NFL 6 (3)
Career 49 (102)

Long Reception

1955 NFL 72 (8)
1956 NFL 77 (2)

Receiving Yds/Game

1953 NFL 70.0 (4)
1954 NFL 69.2 (4)
1955 NFL 69.3 (2)
1956 NFL 74.1 (3)
1957 NFL 68.8 (1)
1958 NFL 65.8 (5)
Career 59.0 (56)

Touchdowns

1953 NFL 10 (2)
1955 NFL 7 (10)
1957 NFL 6 (9)

Points Scored

1953 NFL 60 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1953 NFL 10 (2)
1955 NFL 7 (10)
1957 NFL 6 (9)

Yds From Scrimmage

1954 NFL 830 (10)
1955 NFL 831 (10)
1956 NFL 889 (9)

Yds/Touch

Career 14.5 (101)

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
1954 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1958 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL