Billy Grimes
Billy Joseph Grimes
Born: July 27, 1927
County Line, OK USA
Deceased: March 26, 2005
Oklahoma City, OK
Position: HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Oklahoma St.
High School: Comanche (OK)
Career: 1949-1953
Drafted: 1949 in Round 2, #20 overall by the Chicago Hornets
Billy Grimes played from 1949 to 1953 during his career with the Green Bay Packers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Los Angeles Dons. Grimes ran for 1,091 yards in his career on 228 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 45 passes for 620 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| AAFC | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 83 | 429 | 5.2 | 51 | 4 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 84 | 480 | 5.7 | 73 | 5 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 18 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | ||||
| AAFC | 83 | 429 | 5.2 | 51 | 4 | |
| NFL | 145 | 662 | 4.6 | 73 | 6 | |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 228 | 1091 | 4.8 | 73 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 17 | 261 | 15.4 | 96 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 170 | 11.3 | 38 | 1 |
| AAFC | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| NFL | 32 | 431 | 13.5 | 96 | 2 | |
| Totals | 45 | 620 | 13.8 | 96 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 29 | 555 | 19.1 | 85 | 2 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 100 | 6.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 72 | 0 |
| AAFC | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 63 | 834 | 13.2 | 85 | 2 | |
| Totals | 68 | 901 | 13.2 | 85 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 16 | 411 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 26 | 600 | 23.1 | 36 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 23 | 582 | 25.3 | 47 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 18 | 422 | 23.4 | 34 | 0 |
| AAFC | 16 | 411 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 67 | 1604 | 23.9 | 47 | 0 | |
| Totals | 83 | 2015 | 24.3 | 47 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 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 |
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| AAFC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| NFL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 12 | 7 |
| 1950 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 |
Honors
1950 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
