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BILL TRIPLETT

Triplett, William Clarence
Height: 6-2 Weight: 212
Born: May 4, 1940 Shaw, MS
High School: Girard (OH)

Year	College	Status
1958	Miami (Ohio)
1959	Miami (Ohio)	Lettered
1960	Miami (Ohio)	Lettered
1961	Miami (Ohio)	Lettered

Draft: 9th round (70th overall) 1962 Boston Patriots; 6th round (72nd overall) 1962 New York Giants

Relatives: Brother of Mel Triplett

NFL Transactions

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	38	LS-FB	14	9
1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	38	HB	13	12
1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	38	HB	14	14
1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	38	HB	8	0
1967 New York Giants (NFL)	38	HB-FB	11	4
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)	38	HB-FB	12	12
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)	38	HB-FB	12	12
1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)	38	RB	14	9
1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)	38	RB	14	1
1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)	38	RB	14	0
1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)	38	RB	14	1
10 Years (NFL)			128	62

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	8	0	0					0	0		-	0	48
1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	7	0	0					0	0		-	0	42
1967 New York Giants (NFL)	2	0	0					0	0		-	0	12
1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)	4	0	0					0	0		-	0	24
1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)	1	0	0					0	0		-	0	6
Career Totals (NFL)	22	0	0					0	0		-	0	132

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	2	12	6.0	10	0		0	0
1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	134	652	4.9	63t	5
1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	174	617	3.5	59t	6
1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	13	25	1.9	5	0		0	0	0
1967 New York Giants (NFL)	58	171	2.9	14	2		0	0
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)	120	384	3.2	17	0		0	0
1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)	111	377	3.4	33	3			0
1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)	48	156	3.3	11t	1		0	0
1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)	4	4	1.0	6	0		0	0
1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)	17	48	2.8	9	0		0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	681	2446	3.6	63t	17		0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)		31		396	12.8	38	3			0
1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)		26		256	9.8	37	1			0
1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)		2		6	3.0	11	0		0	0	0
1967 New York Giants (NFL)		7		69	9.9	16	0		0	0
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)		28		135	4.8	25	0			0
1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)		13		141	10.8	62t	1
1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)		6		52	8.7	15	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)		113		1055	9.3	62t	5		0	0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	1	24	24.0	24	0
Career Totals (NFL)	1	24	24.0	24	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	24		608	25.3	49	0
1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	14		229	16.4	27	0		0
1967 New York Giants (NFL)	7		139	19.9	26	0		0
1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)	3		70	23.3	38	0		0
1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)	1		12	12.0	12	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	49		1058	21.6	49	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	1		1	2	3	20	0
1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	4		1	0	1	0	0
1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	1		0	0	0	0	0
1967 New York Giants (NFL)	2		0	1	1	0	0
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)	3		0	0	0	0	0
1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)	1		0	0	0	0	0
1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)	2		1	0	1	0	0
1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)	1		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	15		3	3	6	20	0

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