Billy Hillenbrand
William Frank Hillenbrand
Born: March 29, 1922
Armstrong, IN USA
Deceased: July 17, 1994
Indianapolis, IN
Position: HB-BB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 188
College: Indiana
High School: Reitz Memorial (Evansville, IN)
Career: 1946-1948
Drafted: 1944 in Round 1, #6 overall by the New York Giants
Billy Hillenbrand played from 1946 to 1948 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Rockets. Hillenbrand ran for 889 yards in his career on 216 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 110 passes for 1,987 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 50 | 175 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 66 | 204 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 100 | 510 | 5.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 216 | 889 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 21 | 315 | 15.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 39 | 702 | 18.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 50 | 970 | 19.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 110 | 1987 | 18.1 | 0 | 17 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 69 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 13 | 201 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 18 | 231 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 612 | 13.9 | 69 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 8 | 220 | 27.5 | 88 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 18 | 466 | 25.9 | 96 | 1 |
| 1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 16 | 356 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 1042 | 24.8 | 96 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 48 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||
| 1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||
| Totals | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 14 | 9 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 13 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 13 |
Honors
1948 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1948 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1948 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
