Bill George
William J. George
Born: October 27, 1929
Waynesburg, PA USA
Deceased: September 30, 1982
Rockford, IL
Position: LB-G-MG-DT
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 237
College: Wake Forest
High School: Central (Waynesburg, PA)
Career: 1952-1966
Drafted: 1951 in Round 2, #23 overall by the Chicago Bears
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974
Bill George played from 1952 to 1966 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. George accounted for 26 points in his professional career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 14 | 13 | 92.9 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 25 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 15 | 14 | 93.3 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 26 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 144 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
