FRED WILLISWillis, Frederick Francis, IIIHeight: 6-0 Weight: 209 Born: December 9, 1947 Natick, MA Died: July 4, 2023 Peabody, MA High School: Marian (Framingham, MA); Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, NH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Boston College | Freshmen Team |
| 1968 | Boston College | Lettered |
| 1969 | Boston College | Lettered |
| 1970 | Boston College | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 6 |
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 33 | RB | 5 | 5 |
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 21 | RB | 8 | 7 |
| 1972 Year (NFL)1972 Year NFL | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1973 Houston Oilers (NFL)1973 HOU NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 Houston Oilers (NFL)1974 HOU NFL | 44 | RB | 10 | 5 |
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 44 | RB | 13 | 4 |
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 44 | RB | 13 | 12 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 77 | 53 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1971 | 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 4/9Õ1971 | 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL |
| Traded | 10/25/1972 | 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL |
| Pro Draft | 3/18/1974 | 1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/8/1977 | 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1978 | 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 5/2/1978 | 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL |
| Released | 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1972 Year (NFL)1972 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1973 Houston Oilers (NFL)1973 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1974 Houston Oilers (NFL)1974 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 138 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 135 | 590 | 4.4 | 36 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 42 | 127 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 92 | 334 | 3.6 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Year (NFL)1972 Year NFL | 134 | 461 | 3.4 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Houston Oilers (NFL)1973 HOU NFL | 171 | 579 | 3.4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Houston Oilers (NFL)1974 HOU NFL | 74 | 239 | 3.2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 118 | 420 | 3.6 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 148 | 542 | 3.7 | 44 | 2 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 780 | 2831 | 3.6 | 44 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.4 | |
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1972 Year (NFL)1972 Year NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| 1973 Houston Oilers (NFL)1973 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 4 | 24 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 36 | 251 | 7.0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1972 Year (NFL)1972 Year NFL | 45 | 297 | 6.6 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1973 Houston Oilers (NFL)1973 HOU NFL | 57 | 371 | 6.5 | 50 | 1 | ||||||
| 1974 Houston Oilers (NFL)1974 HOU NFL | 25 | 130 | 5.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 32 | 255 | 8.0 | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 248 | 1677 | 6.8 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Year (NFL)1972 Year NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Houston Oilers (NFL)1973 HOU NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
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