BILL CALLIHANCallihan, William EarlHeight: 6-2 Weight: 217 Born: May 15, 1916 Paxton, NE Died: August 23, 1986 Columbus, NE High School: Grand Island (NE) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Nebraska | |
| 1936 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 1937 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 1938 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| Draft: 9th round (77th overall) 1939 Detroit Lions |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Columbus Bullies (AFL) | 45 | QB | 8 | 3 |
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 34 | BB-LDH-TB-S | 10 | 1 |
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 25 | BB-S | 11 | 6 |
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 25 | BB-S | 11 | 10 |
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 25 | BB-S | 10 | 4 |
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 25 | BB-S | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 25 | BB-LDT | 10 | 10 |
| 6 Years (NFL) | 62 | 41 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Columbus Bullies (AFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 25 | 27 | 92.6 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 31 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 5 | 25 | 27 | 92.6 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 55 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Columbus Bullies (AFL) | 1 | ||||||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 33 | 105 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 15 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 80.4 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 34 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 15 | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Columbus Bullies (AFL) | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 40t | 3 | ||||||
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 29t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 32 | 383 | 12 | 40t | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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