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Billy Howton

Howton, Billy Harris
Height: 6-2 Weight: 191
Born: July 3, 1930 Littlefield, TX
Died: August 4, 2025 Houston, TX
High School: Plainview (TX)
YearCollegeStatus
1948Rice
1949RiceLettered
1950RiceLettered
1951RiceLettered
Draft: 2nd round (15th overall) 1952 Green Bay Packers
NFL Game Logs
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL86ROE1212
1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL86ROE88
1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1954 GB NFL86ROE1211
1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL86ROE1212
1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1956 GB NFL86ROE1212
1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL86ROE1212
1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL86ROE1212
1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1959 CLE NFL86ROE1212
1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL81FL-SE116
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL81SE1414
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL81SE1414
1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL81SE-TE116
12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL142131
TransactionDateTeam
Draft1/17/19521952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL
Signed5/5/19521952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL
Negotiation Rights Traded1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1959 CLE NFL
Signed7/20/19591959 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1959 CLE NFL
Released1960 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1960 CLE NFL
Signed1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL
Free Agent5/1/19641963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL
AWARDS
1952 New York Daily News All-NFL
1956 Associated Press All-NFL
1956 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1956 United Press All-NFL
1956 United Press All-NFL
1956 New York Daily News All-NFL
1957 Associated Press All-NFL
1957 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1957 United Press All-NFL
1957 United Press All-NFL
1957 New York Daily News All-NFL
SCORINGTDX1X1AX1%X2X2ADXFGFGAFG%SSAFPTS
1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL1300---00-078
1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL400---00-024
1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1954 GB NFL200---00-012
1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL500---00-030
1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1956 GB NFL1200---00-072
1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL500---00-030
1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL200---00-012
1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1959 CLE NFL100---00-06
1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL400---00-024
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL400---00-024
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL600---00-036
1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL300---00-018
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL6100---00-0366
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1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL4205.011000
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL199.09000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL5295.811000
RECEIVINGTARRECPCTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL53123123.290t13
1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL2546318.580t43
1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1954 GB NFL5276814.85920
1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL4469715.8605
1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1956 GB NFL55118821.666t120
1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL3872719.177t5
1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL3650714.15020
1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1959 CLE NFL3951013.136t100
1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL2336315.841t40
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL5678514.0534
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL4970614.469t60
1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL3351415.644t30
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL503845916.890t6130
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1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL100000
1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL100000
1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1954 GB NFL0010100
1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1955 GB NFL210100
1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL100000
1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL0010100
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL110140
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL6040440
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