Bill Paschal
William Avner Paschal Jr.
Born: May 28, 1921
Atlanta, GA USA
Deceased: May 26, 2003
Marietta, GA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 201
College: Georgia Tech
High School: Tech (Atlanta, GA)
Career: 1943-1948
Bill Paschal played from 1943 to 1948 during his career with the Boston Yanks and New York Giants. Paschal ran for 2,430 yards in his career on 677 attempts, scoring 28 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 326 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 19 | 3.6 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 19 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 147 | 572 | 3.9 | 54 | 10 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 196 | 737 | 3.8 | 68 | 9 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 59 | 247 | 4.2 | 77 | 2 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 117 | 362 | 3.1 | 30 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 37 | 124 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 41 | 139 | 3.4 | 23 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 80 | 249 | 3.1 | 20 | 1 |
| Totals | 677 | 2430 | 3.6 | 77 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 24 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 35 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 22 | 4 |
| Totals | 32 | 326 | 10.2 | 35 | 8 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 418 | 34.8 | 59 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Totals | 16 | 551 | 34.4 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 369 | 13.2 | 36 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 183 | 26.1 | 31 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 260 | 28.9 | 66 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 53 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 30 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 24 | 498 | 20.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 1245 | 23.5 | 66 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Totals | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 6 |
| 1945 | NFL | New York Giants | 4 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 8 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL | New York Giants | 4 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 12 | 6 |
Honors
1943 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
