Billy Cross
Billie Jarrel Cross
Born: May 3, 1929
Fry, TX USA
Deceased: July 5, 2013
Canadian, TX
Position: HB
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 151
College: West Texas A&M
High School: Canadian (TX)
Career: 1951-1954
Drafted: 1951 in Round 24, #283 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Billy Cross played from 1951 to 1954 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Toronto Argonauts. Cross ran for 1,007 yards in his career on 213 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 63 passes for 1,032 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 53 | 283 | 5.3 | 39 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 71 | 347 | 4.9 | 45 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 51 | 196 | 3.8 | 56 | 1 |
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 38 | 181 | 4.8 | 25 | 1 |
| NFL | 175 | 826 | 4.7 | 56 | 6 | |
| CFL | 38 | 181 | 4.8 | 25 | 1 | |
| Totals | 213 | 1007 | 4.7 | 56 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 18 | 322 | 17.9 | 80 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 234 | 13.8 | 56 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 285 | 16.8 | 51 | 1 |
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 11 | 191 | 17.4 | 62 | 1 |
| NFL | 52 | 841 | 16.2 | 80 | 6 | |
| CFL | 11 | 191 | 17.4 | 62 | 1 | |
| Totals | 63 | 1032 | 16.4 | 80 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 38 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 147 | 11.3 | 55 | 1 |
| NFL | 34 | 221 | 6.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| CFL | 13 | 147 | 11.3 | 55 | 1 | |
| Totals | 47 | 368 | 7.8 | 55 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 169 | 18.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 257 | 21.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 373 | 23.3 | 38 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 426 | 20.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| CFL | 16 | 373 | 23.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 799 | 21.6 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 37 | 0 |
| CFL | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 15 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| NFL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 |
Honors
1954 - CFL CFL East All-Star
