BILL SHEPHERDShepherd, William LeroyHeight: 5-9 Weight: 195 Born: December 4, 1911 Cherrytree, PA Died: March 8, 1967 Detroit, MI High School: Clearfield (PA); Keystone Academy (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | McDaniel | |
| 1932 | McDaniel | |
| 1933 | McDaniel | |
| 1934 | McDaniel | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 33 | QB-S-LOH-LDH-FB-LB-ROH-RDH | 7 | 6 |
| 1935 Detroit Lions (NFL)1935 DET NFL | 8 | FB-LB | 5 | 3 |
| 1935 Year (NFL)1935 Year NFL | 12 | 9 | ||
| 1936 Detroit Lions (NFL)1936 DET NFL | 9 | FB-LB | 12 | 6 |
| 1937 Detroit Lions (NFL)1937 DET NFL | 9 | FB-LB-TB-S | 11 | 0 |
| 1938 Detroit Lions (NFL)1938 DET NFL | 9 | TB-S-FB-LB | 9 | 3 |
| 1939 Detroit Lions (NFL)1939 DET NFL | 9 | FB-LB | 11 | 10 |
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL | 9 | FB-LB-WB-RDH | 3 | 2 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 58 | 30 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | |
| Traded | 11/4/1935 | 1935 Detroit Lions (NFL)1935 DET NFL |
| Released | 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1935 Detroit Lions (NFL)1935 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1935 Year (NFL)1935 Year NFL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1936 Detroit Lions (NFL)1936 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1937 Detroit Lions (NFL)1937 DET NFL | 3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | 31 | ||
| 1938 Detroit Lions (NFL)1938 DET NFL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | - | 23 | |
| 1939 Detroit Lions (NFL)1939 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 11 | 12 | 83.3 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 110 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Detroit Lions (NFL)1937 DET NFL | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 2 | 45 | |||
| 1938 Detroit Lions (NFL)1938 DET NFL | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 45 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 89 | 285 | 3.2 | 1 | |||||
| 1935 Detroit Lions (NFL)1935 DET NFL | 54 | 140 | 2.6 | 3 | |||||
| 1935 Year (NFL)1935 Year NFL | 143 | 425 | 3.0 | 4 | |||||
| 1936 Detroit Lions (NFL)1936 DET NFL | 74 | 292 | 3.9 | 1 | |||||
| 1937 Detroit Lions (NFL)1937 DET NFL | 93 | 325 | 3.5 | 2 | |||||
| 1938 Detroit Lions (NFL)1938 DET NFL | 100 | 455 | 4.6 | 3 | |||||
| 1939 Detroit Lions (NFL)1939 DET NFL | 105 | 420 | 4.0 | 2 | |||||
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL | 24 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 539 | 1984 | 3.7 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 55 | 21 | 38.2 | 20 | 318 | 5.8 | 15.1 | 1 | 1.8 | 14 | 25.5 | 24.5 | ||||||
| 1935 Detroit Lions (NFL)1935 DET NFL | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 2 | 99 | 11.0 | 14.1 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 149.5 | ||||||
| 1935 Year (NFL)1935 Year NFL | 64 | 28 | 43.8 | 22 | 417 | 6.5 | 14.9 | 2 | 3.1 | 14 | 21.9 | 0 | 36.5 | |||||
| 1936 Detroit Lions (NFL)1936 DET NFL | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 57 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | |||
| 1937 Detroit Lions (NFL)1937 DET NFL | 46 | 19 | 41.3 | 20 | 297 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 1 | 2.2 | 7 | 15.2 | 31.1 | ||||||
| 1938 Detroit Lions (NFL)1938 DET NFL | 32 | 8 | 25.0 | 18 | 167 | 5.2 | 20.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 18.8 | 9.2 | ||||||
| 1939 Detroit Lions (NFL)1939 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 152 | 58 | 38.2 | 66 | 938 | 6.2 | 16.2 | 31 | 3 | 2.0 | 28 | 18.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1935 Detroit Lions (NFL)1935 DET NFL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1935 Year (NFL)1935 Year NFL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1939 Detroit Lions (NFL)1939 DET NFL | 14 | 143 | 10.2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 221 | 9.2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Detroit Lions (NFL)1937 DET NFL | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Detroit Lions (NFL)1939 DET NFL | 23 | 850 | 37.0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 890 | 37.1 | 54 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Detroit Lions (NFL)1936 DET NFL | 1 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 |
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