Bill Callihan
William Earl Callihan
Born: May 15, 1916
Paxton, NE USA
Deceased: August 23, 1986
Columbus, NE
Position: B-T
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 217
College: Nebraska
High School: Grand Island (NE)
Career: 1940-1945
Drafted: 1939 in Round 9, #77 overall by the Detroit Lions
Bill Callihan played from 1940 to 1945 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Callihan ran for 105 yards in his career on 33 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 387 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 15 | 80.4 |
| Totals | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 34 | 4.2 | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 105 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 40 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 387 | 12.1 | 40 | 4 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
| Totals | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 31 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 6 |
| 1942 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 10 |
| 1943 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 4 |
| 1944 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 10 |
