Bill Stits
William David Stits
Born: July 26, 1931
Lomita, CA USA
Deceased: December 5, 2011
Palm Desert, CA
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 194
College: UCLA
High School: Nathaniel Narbonne (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1954-1961
Drafted: 1954 in Round 4, #44 overall by the Detroit Lions
Bill Stits played from 1954 to 1961 during his career with the Detroit Lions, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. Stits ran for 165 yards in his career on 49 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 8 passes for 69 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 158.3 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 41 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 46 | 165 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 165 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 27 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 17 | 132 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 305 | 7.6 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 486 | 24.3 | 39 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 621 | 23.0 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 23 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 0 |
