Billy Wells
William Prescott Wells
Born: December 7, 1931
Menomonie, MI USA
Deceased: December 25, 2001
Altadena, CA
Position: HB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180
College: Michigan St.
High School: Menomonie (WI); Philip Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)
Career: 1954-1960
Drafted: 1954 in Round 5, #56 overall by the Washington Redskins
Billy Wells played from 1954 to 1960 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Wells ran for 1,384 yards in his career on 361 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 57 passes for 725 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 100 | 516 | 5.2 | 88 | 3 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 69 | 185 | 2.7 | 17 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 154 | 532 | 3.5 | 51 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 347 | 1325 | 3.8 | 88 | 5 | |
| AFL | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 361 | 1384 | 3.8 | 88 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 295 | 15.5 | 48 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 17 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 78 | 1 |
| NFL | 43 | 519 | 12.1 | 48 | 1 | |
| AFL | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 78 | 1 | |
| Totals | 57 | 725 | 12.7 | 78 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 143 | 6.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 19 | 158 | 8.3 | 65 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 45 | 361 | 8.0 | 65 | 0 | |
| AFL | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 57 | 427 | 7.5 | 65 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 319 | 18.8 | 45 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 306 | 27.8 | 96 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 336 | 24.0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 11 | 275 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 44 | 992 | 22.5 | 96 | 1 | |
| AFL | 11 | 275 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 55 | 1267 | 23.0 | 96 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 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 |
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
