Billy Barnes
Billy Ray Barnes
Born: May 14, 1935
Landis, NC USA
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 201
College: Wake Forest
High School: Landis (NC)
Career: 1957-1966
Drafted: 1957 in Round 2, #19 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Barnes played from 1957 to 1966 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. Barnes ran for 3,421 yards in his career on 994 attempts, scoring 29 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 153 passes for 1,786 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 104 | 17.3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 149.3 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 114.6 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 81 | 20.2 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 156.3 |
| Totals | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 233 | 9.3 | 4 | 16.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 71 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 143 | 529 | 3.7 | 41 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 156 | 551 | 3.5 | 70 | 7 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 181 | 687 | 3.8 | 61 | 7 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 117 | 315 | 2.7 | 23 | 4 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 92 | 309 | 3.4 | 43 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 159 | 492 | 3.1 | 32 | 3 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 93 | 374 | 4.0 | 19 | 5 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 48 | 148 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 994 | 3421 | 3.4 | 70 | 29 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 19 | 212 | 11.2 | 67 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 35 | 423 | 12.1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 32 | 314 | 9.8 | 47 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 16 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 194 | 12.9 | 59 | 3 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 220 | 15.7 | 56 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 256 | 17.1 | 54 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 153 | 1786 | 11.7 | 67 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 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 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 |
