Bill StitsStits, William DavidHeight: 6-0 Weight: 194 Born: July 26, 1931 Lomita, CA Died: December 5, 2011 Palm Desert, CA High School: Nathaniel Narbonne (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | UCLA | Freshmen Team |
| 1951 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1952 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1953 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (44th overall) 1954 Detroit Lions |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 20 | RDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 20 | RDH-ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 20 | RDH-OHB | 12 | 1 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 20 | RDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 20 | RDH-RS | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 26 | RDH | 5 | 5 |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 48 | DH | 7 | 0 |
| 1959 Year (NFL)1959 Year NFL | 12 | 5 | ||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 48 | CB | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 48 | LCB | 10 | 1 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 94 | 55 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1954 | 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | |
| Traded | 5/14/1957 | 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL |
| Traded | 9/8/1959 | 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL |
| Released | 10/26/1959 | 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 11/1/1959 | 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1962 | 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 46 | 165 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 49 | 165 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 41 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 31.0 | 41 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 109.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7t | 1 |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 23 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Year (NFL)1959 Year NFL | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 18 | 1 | 166 | 9.2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 17 | 2 | 132 | 7.8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 40 | 3 | 305 | 7.6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 20 | 486 | 24.3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 621 | 23.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Year (NFL)1959 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
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