Billy Stone (American football)
Stone on a 1952 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
| No. 82, 5, 45 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback Defensive back | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | October 25, 1925 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | May 16, 2004 (aged 78) Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Lanphier (Springfield, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Bradley | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1949: 12th round, 120th pick | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental draft: | 1951: 1st round, 10th pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL/AAFC statistics | |||||||||||||
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William John Stone (October 25, 1925 – May 16, 2004) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bradley Braves. Stone was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1949 NFL draft.[1] He was also chosen by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1951 NFL draft after the Baltimore Colts folded.[2]
NFL/AAFC career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1949 | BCL | 12 | 1 | 51 | 205 | 4.0 | - | 2 | 31 | 621 | 20.0 | 66 | 6 |
| 1950 | BCL | 8 | 5 | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 324 | 27.0 | 69 | 4 |
| 1951 | CHI | 12 | 12 | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 320 | 17.8 | 62 | 1 |
| 1952 | CHI | 10 | 10 | 50 | 196 | 3.9 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 283 | 21.8 | 59 | 2 |
| 1953 | CHI | 12 | 9 | 72 | 169 | 2.3 | 28 | 2 | 34 | 376 | 11.1 | 51 | 4 |
| 1954 | CHI | 12 | 11 | 79 | 306 | 3.9 | 23 | 3 | 35 | 395 | 11.3 | 42 | 3 |
| 66 | 48 | 296 | 1,112 | 3.8 | 72 | 11 | 143 | 2,319 | 16.2 | 69 | 20 | ||
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | |||||
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| Bradley Braves (Independent) (1955–1970) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Bradley | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1956 | Bradley | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1957 | Bradley | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | Bradley | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1959 | Bradley | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1960 | Bradley | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1961 | Bradley | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1962 | Bradley | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1963 | Bradley | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1964 | Bradley | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1965 | Bradley | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1966 | Bradley | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1967 | Bradley | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Bradley | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1969 | Bradley | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1970 | Bradley | 1–8 | |||||||
| Bradley: | 66–81–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 65–81–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Billy Stone". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1951". profootballhof.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Billy Stone". ncaa.org. Retrieved February 19, 2024.