Fred Willis
Frederick Francis Willis III
Born: December 9, 1947
Natick, MA USA
Deceased: July 4, 2023
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 212
College: Boston Col.
High School: Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, NH)
Career: 1971-1976
Drafted: 1971 in Round 4, #93 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Fred Willis played from 1971 to 1976 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Oilers. Willis ran for 2,831 yards in his career on 780 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 203 passes for 1,380 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 60.4 | 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 118.8 | 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 16 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 135 | 590 | 4.4 | 36 | 7 | 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 42 | 127 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 92 | 334 | 3.6 | 43 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 171 | 579 | 3.4 | 25 | 4 | 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 74 | 239 | 3.2 | 18 | 3 | 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 118 | 420 | 3.6 | 23 | 2 | 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 148 | 542 | 3.7 | 44 | 2 |
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| Totals | 780 | 2831 | 3.6 | 44 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 29 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 36 | 251 | 7.0 | 27 | 2 | 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 57 | 371 | 6.5 | 50 | 1 | 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 25 | 130 | 5.2 | 21 | 1 | 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 | 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 32 | 255 | 8.0 | 42 | 1 |
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| Totals | 203 | 1380 | 6.8 | 50 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1971 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 8 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 | 1974 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 10 | 0 | 1975 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 2 | 1976 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 12 |
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