Billy PattersonPatterson, Joseph William, Jr.Height: 5-10 Weight: 167 Born: August 28, 1918 Hillsboro, TX Died: July 9, 1998 McAllen, TX High School: Hillsboro (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Baylor | Freshmen Team |
| 1936 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 1937 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 1938 | Baylor | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (17th overall) 1939 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 57 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH0QB-S | 9 | 1 |
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 12 | TB-LDH | 11 | 9 |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 20 | 10 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1938 | 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1939 PIT NFL |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | |
| Signed | 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | |
| Released | 1940 Chicago Bears (NFL)1940 CHIB NFL | |
| Signed | 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1941 | 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | |||||
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 87 | 171 | 2.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 101 | 205 | 2.0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 20 | 227 | 6.0 | 16.2 | 3 | 7.9 | 4 | 10.5 | 44.4 | ||||||
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 117 | 34 | 29.1 | 68 | 529 | 4.5 | 15.6 | 45 | 3 | 2.6 | 15 | 12.8 | 14.9 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 155 | 48 | 31.0 | 88 | 756 | 4.9 | 15.8 | 45 | 6 | 3.9 | 19 | 12.3 | 21.5 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 8 | 300 | 37.5 | 53 | ||||||||
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 43 | 1693 | 39.4 | 68 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 51 | 1993 | 39.1 | 68 |
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