Bill Bates
William Frederick Bates
Born: June 6, 1961
Knoxville, TN USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 204
College: Tennessee
High School: Farragut (TN)
Career: 1983-1997
Bill Bates played from 1983 to 1997 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys. Bates intercepted 14 passes for 122 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 29 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1994 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 87 | 87 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1991 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8.5 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 13.5 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
| 1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 671.5 | 667 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
