Billy Kilmer
William Orland Kilmer Jr.
Born: September 5, 1939
Topeka, KS USA
Position: QB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 204
College: UCLA
High School: Citrus (Azusa, CA)
Career: 1961-1978
Drafted: 1961 in Round 1, #11 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Drafted: 1961 in Round 5, #39 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Billy Kilmer played from 1961 to 1978 during his career with the New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. Kilmer threw for 20,495 yards in his career, completing 1,585 of 2,984 passes with 152 touchdowns and 146 interceptions. He also ran for 1,509 yards in 362 attempts with 21 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 286 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 28 | 44.1 | ||
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 191 | 14.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 3 | 23.1 | 73 | 91.5 | ||
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 92 | 6.6 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 24 | 71.1 | ||
| 1966 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 5 | 31.2 | 84 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.2 | 26 | 24.0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 204 | 97 | 47.5 | 1341 | 6.6 | 6 | 2.9 | 11 | 5.4 | 96 | 56.4 | ||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 315 | 167 | 53.0 | 2060 | 6.5 | 15 | 4.8 | 17 | 5.4 | 51 | 66.9 | ||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 360 | 193 | 53.6 | 2532 | 7.0 | 20 | 5.6 | 17 | 4.7 | 52 | 22 | 212 | 74.9 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 237 | 135 | 57.0 | 1557 | 6.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 17 | 7.2 | 46 | 19 | 155 | 55.5 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 306 | 166 | 54.2 | 2221 | 7.3 | 13 | 4.2 | 13 | 4.2 | 71 | 16 | 110 | 74.0 |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 225 | 120 | 53.3 | 1648 | 7.3 | 19 | 8.4 | 11 | 4.9 | 89 | 9 | 67 | 84.8 |
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 227 | 122 | 53.7 | 1656 | 7.3 | 14 | 6.2 | 9 | 4.0 | 64 | 15 | 88 | 81.3 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 234 | 137 | 58.5 | 1632 | 7.0 | 10 | 4.3 | 6 | 2.6 | 51 | 13 | 96 | 83.5 |
| 1975 | NFL Washington Redskins | 346 | 178 | 51.4 | 2440 | 7.1 | 23 | 6.6 | 16 | 4.6 | 96 | 23 | 138 | 77.2 |
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 206 | 108 | 52.4 | 1252 | 6.1 | 12 | 5.8 | 10 | 4.9 | 53 | 15 | 125 | 70.3 |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 201 | 99 | 49.3 | 1187 | 5.9 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 59 | 22 | 180 | 66.5 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 46 | 23 | 50.0 | 316 | 6.9 | 4 | 8.7 | 3 | 6.5 | 50 | 4 | 22 | 74.2 |
| Totals | 2984 | 1585 | 53.1 | 20495 | 6.9 | 152 | 5.1 | 146 | 4.9 | 96 | 158 | 1193 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 96 | 509 | 5.3 | 31 | 10 |
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 93 | 478 | 5.1 | 35 | 5 |
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 113 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 20 | 142 | 7.1 | 31 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 21 | 97 | 4.6 | 22 | 2 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | -7 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 362 | 1509 | 4.2 | 35 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 152 | 9.5 | 70 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 288 | 10.7 | 70 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 364 | 40.4 | 64 |
| 1966 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 234 | 33.4 | 45 |
| Totals | 16 | 598 | 37.4 | 64 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 2 | -18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 58 | 16 | -40 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 10 |
| 1964 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 4 |
| 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 11 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 11 |
| 1971 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 13 |
| 1972 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 10 |
| 1973 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 10 |
| 1974 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 10 |
| 1975 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 12 |
| 1976 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 9 |
| 1977 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 |
| 1978 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 5 | 2 |
Honors
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
