BILL BROWNBrown, William DorseyHeight: 5-11 Weight: 225 Born: June 29, 1938 Mendota, IL Died: November 4, 2018 High School: Mendota Township (Mendota, IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Illinois | |
| 1958 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 1959 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 1960 | Illinois | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (42nd overall) 1961 New York Titans; 2nd round (20th overall) 1961 Chicago Bears |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 38 | FB | 14 | 3 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 30 | FB-HB | 14 | 2 |
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 13 |
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 13 |
| 1965 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1965 MIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 13 |
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1966 MIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1967 MIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1968 MIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1969 MIN NFL | 30 | RB | 12 | 12 |
| 1970 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1970 MIN NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 7 |
| 1971 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1971 MIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 6 |
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 2 |
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 14 Years (NFL) | 194 | 113 |
| Date | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 11/23/1960 | 1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL | Draft |
| 12/27/1960 | 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | Draft |
| 6/8/1961 | 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | Signed |
| 9/12/1962 | 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | Traded |
| 6/3/1975 | 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | Released |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 96 | ||
| 1965 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1965 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1966 MIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1967 MIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1968 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1968 MIN NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | ||
| 1969 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1969 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1970 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1970 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1971 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1971 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 76 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 456 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 34 | 103 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 128 | 445 | 3.5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 226 | 866 | 3.8 | 48 | 7 | ||||
| 1965 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1965 MIN NFL | 160 | 699 | 4.4 | 40 | 6 | ||||
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1966 MIN NFL | 251 | 829 | 3.3 | 33t | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1967 MIN NFL | 185 | 610 | 3.3 | 29 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1968 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1968 MIN NFL | 222 | 805 | 3.6 | 32 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1969 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1969 MIN NFL | 126 | 430 | 3.4 | 30 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1970 MIN NFL | 101 | 324 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1971 MIN NFL | 46 | 136 | 3.0 | 23t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 82 | 263 | 3.2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 47 | 206 | 4.4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 19 | 41 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1649 | 5838 | 3.5 | 48 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1966 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1968 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1968 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 17 | 109 | 6.4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 48 | 703 | 14.6 | 64 | 9 | ||||||
| 1965 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1965 MIN NFL | 41 | 503 | 12.3 | 47 | 1 | ||||||
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1966 MIN NFL | 37 | 359 | 9.7 | 56 | 0 | ||||||
| 1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1967 MIN NFL | 22 | 263 | 12.0 | 43 | 0 | ||||||
| 1968 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1968 MIN NFL | 31 | 329 | 10.6 | 57t | 3 | ||||||
| 1969 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1969 MIN NFL | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1970 MIN NFL | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 17t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1971 MIN NFL | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 22 | 298 | 13.5 | 76t | 4 | ||||||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 286 | 3183 | 11.1 | 76t | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 78t | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 21 | 318 | 15.1 | 78t | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1965 MIN NFL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1966 MIN NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1967 MIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1968 MIN NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1969 MIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1970 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 56 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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