Bill Symons
Bill Symons
Born: June 14, 1943
Nucla, CO
Position: HB,RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215
College: Colorado
High School: Nucla (CO)
Career: 1966-1973
Bill Symons played from 1966 to 1973 during his career with the BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts. Symons ran for 4,300 yards in his career on 814 attempts, scoring 33 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 186 passes for 2,287 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 38 | 38.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 158.3 |
| 1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 124 | 20.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 | 95.8 |
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 93.8 |
| Totals | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 190 | 11.9 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CFL BC Lions | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 63 | 349 | 5.5 | 22 | 2 |
| 1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 164 | 1107 | 6.8 | 75 | 9 |
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 165 | 905 | 5.5 | 36 | 6 |
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 170 | 908 | 5.3 | 98 | 6 |
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 103 | 418 | 4.1 | 43 | 2 |
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 58 | 235 | 4.1 | 29 | 3 |
| 1973 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 84 | 358 | 4.3 | 30 | 5 |
| Totals | 814 | 4300 | 5.3 | 98 | 33 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 11 | 205 | 18.6 | 65 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 44 | 536 | 12.2 | 68 | 2 |
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 23 | 319 | 13.9 | 41 | 3 |
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 26 | 329 | 12.7 | 75 | 2 |
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 30 | 325 | 10.8 | 47 | 1 |
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 28 | 317 | 11.3 | 27 | 1 |
| 1973 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 23 | 230 | 10.0 | 35 | 2 |
| Totals | 186 | 2287 | 12.3 | 75 | 11 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CFL BC Lions | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 263 | 32.9 | 75 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 335 | 25.8 | 52 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 165 | 33.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 342 | 24.4 | 50 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 368 | 28.3 | 43 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 19 | 405 | 21.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Totals | 78 | 2036 | 26.1 | 75 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1973 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Totals | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CFL | BC Lions | 10 | |
| 1967 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | |
| 1972 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | |
| 1973 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 |
Awards
1968 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1968 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1968 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1970 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1970 - CFL CFL East All-Star
