Billy Jefferson
William C. Jefferson
Born: March 17, 1918
Pheba, MS USA
Deceased: March 10, 1974
Memphis, TN
Position: HB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 208
College: Mississippi St.
High School: Inverness (MS)
Career: 1941-1942
Drafted: 1941 in Round 12, #105 overall by the Detroit Lions
Billy Jefferson played from 1941 to 1942 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. Jefferson ran for 222 yards in his career on 68 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 14 yards.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 72 | 18 | 25.0 | 181 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 12.5 | 32 | 0.0 |
1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 45.1 |
1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 76 | 19 | 25.0 | 192 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 11.8 | 32 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 56 | 164 | 2.9 | 20 | 1 |
1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
Totals | 68 | 222 | 3.3 | 20 | 1 |
Receiving:
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 20 | 750 | 37.5 | 72 |
1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 |
1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 |
Totals | 22 | 849 | 38.6 | 72 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 101 | 1 |
1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 22 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 216 | 36.0 | 101 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 2 |
1942 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 0 |
1942 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |