Bill Wightkin
William John Wightkin
Born: July 28, 1927
Detroit, MI USA
Deceased: January 25, 1997
Westchester, IL
Position: T-DE-E
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 235
College: Notre Dame
High School: Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, MI)
Career: 1950-1957
Drafted: 1949 in Round 8, #79 overall by the Chicago Hornets
Bill Wightkin played from 1950 to 1957 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Wightkin caught 13 passes for 213 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 29 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 213 | 16.4 | 47 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 |
Honors
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
