Bill Brown
William Dorsey Brown
Born: June 29, 1938
Mendota, IL USA
Deceased: November 4, 2018
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 228
College: Illinois
High School: Mendota Township (Mendota, IL)
Career: 1961-1974
Drafted: 1961 in Round 2, #20 overall by the Chicago Bears
Drafted: 1961 in Round 6, #45 overall (AFL) by the New York Titans
Bill Brown played from 1961 to 1974 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. Brown ran for 5,838 yards in his career on 1,649 attempts, scoring 52 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 286 passes for 3,183 yards and 23 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 79.2 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 103 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 128 | 445 | 3.5 | 21 | 5 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 226 | 866 | 3.8 | 48 | 7 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 160 | 699 | 4.4 | 40 | 6 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 251 | 829 | 3.3 | 33 | 6 |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 185 | 610 | 3.3 | 29 | 5 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 222 | 805 | 3.6 | 32 | 11 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 126 | 430 | 3.4 | 30 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 101 | 324 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 46 | 136 | 3.0 | 23 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 82 | 263 | 3.2 | 19 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 47 | 206 | 4.4 | 21 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 19 | 41 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 1649 | 5838 | 3.5 | 48 | 52 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 29 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 109 | 6.4 | 30 | 2 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 48 | 703 | 14.6 | 64 | 9 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 41 | 503 | 12.3 | 47 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 37 | 359 | 9.7 | 56 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 22 | 263 | 12.0 | 43 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 329 | 10.6 | 57 | 3 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 17 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 22 | 298 | 13.5 | 76 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 7 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 286 | 3183 | 11.1 | 76 | 23 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 78 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 27 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 318 | 15.1 | 78 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 56 | 17 | 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 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Totals | 52 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 13 |
| 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 12 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
