Bill Sortet
Wilbur John Sortet
Born: June 25, 1912
Vincennes, IN USA
Deceased: January 22, 1998
Charleston, WV
Position: E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187
College: West Virginia
High School: Huntington (WV)
Career: 1933-1940
Bill Sortet played from 1933 to 1940 during his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers. Sortet caught 72 passes for 1,091 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 42 yards in his career on 2 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 47 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1934 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 21 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 178 | 25.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 197 | 14.1 | 55 | 1 |
| 1937 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 121 | 13.4 | 26 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 50 | 4 |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 196 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 72 | 1091 | 15.2 | 55 | 8 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1934 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1936 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 1 |
| 1934 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 8 |
| 1936 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 5 |
| 1937 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 6 |
| 1938 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 3 |
| 1939 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 8 |
| 1940 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 8 |
