Bill Triplett
William Clarence Triplett
Born: May 9, 1940
Indianola, MS USA
Position: RB-DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: Miami (OH)
High School: Girard (OH)
Career: 1962-1972
Drafted: 1962 in Round 6, #72 overall by the New York Giants
Drafted: 1962 in Round 9, #70 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Bill Triplett played from 1962 to 1972 during his career with the Detroit Lions, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. Triplett intercepted 1 passes for 24 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 652 | 4.9 | 63 | 5 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 174 | 617 | 3.5 | 59 | 6 |
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 58 | 171 | 2.9 | 14 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 120 | 384 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 111 | 377 | 3.4 | 33 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 48 | 156 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 681 | 2446 | 3.6 | 63 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 396 | 12.8 | 38 | 3 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 256 | 9.8 | 37 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 16 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 28 | 135 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 141 | 10.8 | 62 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 113 | 1055 | 9.3 | 62 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 608 | 25.3 | 49 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 229 | 16.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 26 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 1058 | 21.6 | 49 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
