Billy Van Heusen
William Proctor Van Heusen
Born: August 27, 1946
New Rochelle, NY USA
Position: WR-SE-P
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Maryland
High School: Mamaroneck (NY)
Career: 1968-1976
Billy Van Heusen played from 1968 to 1976 during his career with the Denver Broncos. Van Heusen caught 82 passes for 1,684 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.6 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 1 | 10 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 66 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| AFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| NFL | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 66 | 1 | |
| Totals | 13 | 171 | 13.2 | 66 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 19 | 353 | 18.6 | 50 | 3 |
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 16 | 382 | 23.9 | 74 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 8 | 149 | 18.6 | 62 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 16 | 421 | 26.3 | 73 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 15 | 246 | 16.4 | 28 | 1 |
| AFL | 22 | 417 | 19.0 | 50 | 3 | |
| NFL | 60 | 1267 | 21.1 | 74 | 8 | |
| Totals | 82 | 1684 | 20.5 | 74 | 11 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 88 | 3853 | 43.8 | 68 |
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 25 | 1021 | 40.8 | 61 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 87 | 3732 | 42.9 | 64 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 76 | 3176 | 41.8 | 62 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 60 | 2408 | 40.1 | 60 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 69 | 3114 | 45.1 | 78 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 75 | 3024 | 40.3 | 61 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 63 | 2515 | 39.9 | 64 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 31 | 1093 | 35.3 | 52 |
| AFL | 113 | 4874 | 43.1 | 68 | |
| NFL | 461 | 19062 | 41.3 | 78 | |
| Totals | 574 | 23936 | 41.7 | 78 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| NFL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Totals | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 13 | 7 |
| 1969 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 12 |
| 1975 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 7 | 0 |
Honors
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
