Billy Atkins
William Ellis Atkins
Born: November 19, 1934
Millport, AL USA
Deceased: November 5, 1991
El Paso, TX
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196
College: Auburn
High School: Millport (AL)
Career: 1958-1964
Drafted: 1958 in Round 5, #59 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Billy Atkins played from 1958 to 1964 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, New York Titans and San Francisco 49ers. Atkins ran for 139 yards in his career on 5 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 56 | 1 |
| NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| AFL | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 56 | 1 | |
| Totals | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 56 | 1 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 45 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 31 | 29 | 93.5 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 35 |
| AFL | 64 | 56 | 87.5 | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 80 | |
| Totals | 64 | 56 | 87.5 | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 80 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 25 | 983 | 39.3 | 51 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 89 | 3468 | 39.0 | 58 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 85 | 3783 | 44.5 | 70 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 22 | 969 | 44.0 | 63 |
| NFL | 25 | 983 | 39.3 | 51 | |
| AFL | 196 | 8220 | 41.9 | 70 | |
| Totals | 221 | 9203 | 41.6 | 70 |
Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 29 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| AFL | 19 | 211 | 11.1 | 29 | 0 | |
| Totals | 20 | 217 | 10.8 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 45 | |||||||
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | New York Titans | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | New York Jets | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1961 - AFL AFL All-AFL (2nd Team)
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
