Billy Wilson
William Gene Wilson
Born: February 3, 1927
Sayre, OK USA
Deceased: January 27, 2009
Carlsbad, CA
Position: E-FL
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
College: San Jose St.
High School: Campbell (CA)
Career: 1951-1960
Drafted: 1950 in Round 22, #283 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Billy Wilson played from 1951 to 1960 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Wilson caught 407 passes for 5,902 yards and 49 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 18 | 268 | 14.9 | 38 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 304 | 13.2 | 40 | 3 |
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 51 | 840 | 16.5 | 61 | 10 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 60 | 830 | 13.8 | 43 | 5 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 53 | 831 | 15.7 | 72 | 7 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 60 | 889 | 14.8 | 77 | 5 |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 52 | 757 | 14.6 | 40 | 6 |
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 43 | 592 | 13.8 | 44 | 5 |
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 44 | 540 | 12.3 | 57 | 4 |
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Totals | 407 | 5902 | 14.5 | 77 | 49 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 |
Honors
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
