Billy Joe GrimesGrimes, Billy JosephPosition: HB Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: July 27, 1927 Garvin, OK Died: March 26, 2005 Oklahoma City, OK High School: Comanche (OK) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| 1947 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| 1948 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (34th overall) 1949 Los Angeles Dons; 2nd round (20th overall) 1949 Chicago Bears |
| Military Service: United States Army |
| Relatives: Brother of Don Grimes |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC | 85 | WB | 12 | 7 |
| 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | 22 | ROH | 12 | 6 |
| 1951 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1951 GB NFL | 22 | ROH | 12 | 10 |
| 1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL | 22 | ROH | 12 | 7 |
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 85 | HB | 3 | |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 48 | 30 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 3 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL |
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC |
| Signed | 6/29/1949 | 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC |
| Allocation Draft | 6/2/1950 | 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1953 | 1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL |
| Signed | 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | |
| Released | 10/1/1953 | 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1951 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1951 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 96 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC | 83 | 429 | 5.2 | 51 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | 84 | 480 | 5.7 | 73t | 5 | ||||
| 1951 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1951 GB NFL | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 18t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 1 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 228 | 1091 | 4.8 | 73t | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 67t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 158.3 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 67t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | 17 | 261 | 15.4 | 96t | 1 | |||||||
| 1951 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1951 GB NFL | 15 | 170 | 11.3 | 38t | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 45 | 620 | 13.8 | 96t | 4 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | 29 | 555 | 19.1 | 85t | 2 | ||||
| 1951 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1951 GB NFL | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 72 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 68 | 901 | 13.3 | 85t | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC | 16 | 411 | 25.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | 26 | 600 | 23.1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1951 GB NFL | 23 | 582 | 25.3 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL | 18 | 422 | 23.4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 83 | 2015 | 24.3 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1951 GB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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