BILL FORESTERForester, George WilliamHeight: 6-3 Weight: 237 Born: August 9, 1932 Dallas, TX Died: April 27, 2007 Dallas, TX High School: Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Southern Methodist | |
| 1950 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1951 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1952 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (31st overall) 1953 Green Bay Packers |
| Relatives: Brother of Herschel Forester |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 69 | MG-C | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1954 GB NFL | 69 | MG | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL | 69 | MG | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1956 GB NFL | 69 | MLB | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 69 | LLB-RLB | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 69 | RLB | 11 | 11 |
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 71 | RLB-MLB | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 71 | RLB | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 71 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 71 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 71 | RLB-MLB | 14 | 14 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 137 | 137 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1953 | 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL |
| Signed | 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | |
| Released | 1964 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1964 GB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1954 GB NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1956 GB NFL | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 279 | 13.3 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1954 GB NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1956 GB NFL | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 236 | 13.9 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1956 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 0 |
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