Billy Truax
William Frederick Truax
Born: July 15, 1943
Gulfport, MS USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 240
College: LSU
High School: Holy Cross (New Orleans, LA)
Career: 1964-1973
Drafted: 1964 in Round 2, #14 overall (AFL) by the Houston Oilers
Drafted: 1964 in Round 2, #26 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Billy Truax played from 1964 to 1973 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams. Truax caught 199 passes for 2,458 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 59 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 29 | 314 | 10.8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 37 | 487 | 13.2 | 41 | 4 |
| 1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 417 | 11.9 | 22 | 3 |
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 37 | 431 | 11.6 | 49 | 5 |
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 36 | 420 | 11.7 | 34 | 3 |
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 232 | 15.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 199 | 2458 | 12.4 | 59 | 17 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 13 |
| 1969 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 13 |
| 1970 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 10 |
| 1972 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 |
