Willie Shelby
Willie Earl Shelby
Born: July 24, 1953
Hattiesburg, MS USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Alabama
High School: Purvis (MS)
Career: 1976-1978
Drafted: 1976 in Round 5, #138 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Willie Shelby played from 1976 to 1978 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals and St. Louis Cardinals. Shelby ran for 14 yards in his career on 7 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 14 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 162 | 7.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 304 | 7.2 | 30 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 30 | 761 | 25.4 | 97 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 19 | 403 | 21.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 211 | 23.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 1375 | 23.7 | 97 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 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 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 |
