Bill Simpson
William Thomas Simpson
Born: December 5, 1951
Detroit, MI USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 184
College: Michigan St.
High School: Shrine Catholic (Royal Oak, MI)
Career: 1974-1982
Drafted: 1974 in Round 2, #50 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Bill Simpson played from 1974 to 1982 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams. Simpson intercepted 34 passes for 514 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 30 | 0 |
1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 42 | 0 |
1978 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 28 | 0 |
1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 42 | 0 |
1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 24 | 0 |
Totals | 34 | 514 | 15.1 | 42 | 0 |
Sacks:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 4 |
1975 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
1976 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
1977 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
1978 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 11 |
1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 9 |
Honors
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)