Bill Blackburn
William Whitford Blackburn, Jr.
Born: February 5, 1923
Weleetka, OK USA
Deceased: April 17, 2007
Richmond, TX
Position: C
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 228
College: La-Lafayette, Rice
High School: Stephen F. Austin (Houston, TX)
Career: 1946-1952
Drafted: 1944 in Round 5, #33 overall by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
Drafted: 1944 in Round 5, #33 overall by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
Bill Blackburn played from 1946 to 1952 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders and Chicago Cardinals. Blackburn accounted for 26 points in his professional career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 35 | 1465 | 41.9 | 60 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| NFL | 36 | 1484 | 41.2 | 60 | |
| Totals | 36 | 1484 | 41.2 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 31 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 1 |
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | ||||
| NFL | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 31 | 3 | |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 31 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | ||||||
| 1952 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 7 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 7 |
| 1951 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 14 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 |
Honors
1951 - CFL CFL West All-Star (2nd Team)
1952 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1952 - CFL CFL West All-Star
