BILLY WADEWade, William James, Jr.Height: 6-2 Weight: 204 Born: October 4, 1930 Nashville, TN Died: March 9, 2016 Nashville, TN High School: Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Vanderbilt | Freshmen Team |
| 1949 | Vanderbilt | Lettered |
| 1950 | Vanderbilt | Lettered |
| 1951 | Vanderbilt | Lettered |
| Draft: Bonus Pick (1st overall) 1952 Los Angeles Rams |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 9 | QB | 10 | 1 |
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 9 | QB | 7 | 0 |
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 9 | QB | 12 | 7 |
| 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 9 | QB | 6 | 0 |
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 9 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 9 | QB | 12 | 9 |
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 9 | QB | 11 | 7 |
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 9 | QB | 13 | 9 |
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 9 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 9 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 9 | QB | 11 | 10 |
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 9 | QB | 5 | 2 |
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 9 | QB | 2 | 0 |
| 13 Years (NFL) | 129 | 85 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1963 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 144 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 28 | 190 | 6.8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 33 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 42 | 90 | 2.1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 26 | 171 | 6.6 | 66t | 2 | ||||
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 45 | 255 | 5.7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 40 | 146 | 3.7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 45 | 132 | 2.9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 318 | 1334 | 4.2 | 66t | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 59 | 31 | 52.5 | 27 | 509 | 8.6 | 16.4 | 48 | 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 53 | 86.1 | ||||
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 71 | 31 | 43.7 | 37 | 316 | 4.5 | 10.2 | 25 | 1 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.2 | 69 | 0 | 44.1 | |||
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 178 | 91 | 51.1 | 74 | 1461 | 8.2 | 16.1 | 76t | 10 | 5.6 | 13 | 7.3 | 127 | 67.2 | ||||
| 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 13 | 116 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 35t | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 136 | 0 | 53.5 | |||
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 341 | 181 | 53.1 | 138 | 2875 | 8.4 | 15.9 | 93t | 18 | 5.3 | 22 | 6.5 | 197 | 72.2 | ||||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 261 | 153 | 58.6 | 91 | 2001 | 7.7 | 13.1 | 72t | 12 | 4.6 | 17 | 6.5 | 124 | 71.1 | ||||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 182 | 106 | 58.2 | 65 | 1294 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 63 | 12 | 6.6 | 11 | 6.0 | 257 | 77.0 | ||||
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 250 | 139 | 55.6 | 98 | 2258 | 9.0 | 16.2 | 98t | 22 | 8.8 | 13 | 5.2 | 251 | 93.7 | ||||
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 412 | 225 | 54.6 | 163 | 3172 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 73t | 18 | 4.4 | 24 | 5.8 | 226 | 70.0 | ||||
| 1963 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 356 | 192 | 53.9 | 152 | 2301 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 63 | 15 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 19 | 164 | 74.0 | |||
| 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 327 | 182 | 55.7 | 131 | 1944 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 68 | 13 | 4.0 | 14 | 4.3 | 23 | 157 | 68.6 | |||
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 19 | 204 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 43.1 | ||
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 11 | 79 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.6 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2523 | 1370 | 54.3 | 1019 | 18530 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 98t | 124 | 4.9 | 134 | 5.3 | 47 | 1801 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 57 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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