BILLY JESSUPJessup, William DeanHeight: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: March 17, 1929 Wray, CO Died: January 3, 2015 CA High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Long Beach CC | |
| 1948 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1949 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1950 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 11th round (126th overall) 1951 San Francisco 49ers |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 55 | ROE | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 85 | ROE-LOE | 4 | 2 |
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 85 | LOE-ROH-RDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 85 | ROH-P-OE | 3 | 1 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 85 | P-ROE-ROH | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 85 | ROH-ROE-P | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 74 | CB | 15 | |
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 81 | SE | 9 | 8 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 64 | 23 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 15 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/19/1951 | 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL |
| Signed | 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | |
| Reserve/Military Service | 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | |
| Signed | 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 9/20/1955 | 1955 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1955 SF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/21/1956 | 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1959 | 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL |
| Signed | 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | |
| Released | 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | |
| Signed | 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | |
| Signed | 7/8/1960 | 1960 Los Angeles Chargers (AFL)1960 LA AFL |
| Released | 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | |
| Released | 1960 Los Angeles Chargers (AFL)1960 LA AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 30 | 565 | 18.8 | 68t | 3 | ||||||
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 61 | 994 | 16.3 | 68t | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 14 | 563 | 40.2 | 63 | 0 | |||||||
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 38 | 1656 | 43.6 | 62 | 0 | |||||||
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 23 | 856 | 37.2 | 59 | 0 | |||||||
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | - | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 75 | 3075 | 41.0 | 63 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 9 | - | 33 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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