Bill Shepherd
William Leroy Shepherd
Born: December 4, 1911
Clearfield, PA USA
Deceased: March 8, 1967
Detroit, MI
Position: B
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 198
College: West. Maryland
High School: Clearfield (PA); Keystone Academy (PA)
Career: 1935-1940
Bill Shepherd played from 1935 to 1940 during his career with the Boston Redskins and Detroit Lions. Shepherd ran for 1,984 yards in his career on 539 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 20 passes for 188 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 99 | 11.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 149.5 |
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 55 | 21 | 38.2 | 318 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 14 | 25.5 | 0 | 24.5 |
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 46 | 19 | 41.3 | 297 | 6.5 | 2 | 4.3 | 7 | 15.2 | 0 | 38.3 |
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 8 | 25.0 | 167 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 18.8 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 152 | 58 | 38.2 | 938 | 6.2 | 4 | 2.6 | 28 | 18.4 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 54 | 140 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 |
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 89 | 285 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 74 | 292 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 93 | 325 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 100 | 455 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 |
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 105 | 420 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 24 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 539 | 1984 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 143 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 188 | 9.4 | 46 | 1 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 5 |
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 550.0 | 2 | 3 | 150.0 | 20 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 850 | 37.0 | 54 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Totals | 24 | 890 | 37.1 | 54 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 31 | |||||||
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 3 |
| 1935 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 7 | 6 |
| 1936 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 6 |
| 1937 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 |
| 1939 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 10 |
| 1940 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 |
Honors
1935 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (2nd Team)
1935 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
