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BILLY VESSELS

Vessels, Billy Dale
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
Born: March 22, 1931 Cleveland, OK
Died: November 17, 2001 Coral Gables, FL
High School: Cleveland (OK)

Year	College	Status
1949	Oklahoma
1950	Oklahoma	Lettered
1951	Oklahoma	Lettered
1952	Oklahoma	Lettered

Draft: 1st round (2nd overall) 1953 Baltimore Colts

Military Service: United States Army

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU	97	OHB	16
1954 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU)1954 K-W ORFU		HB	1
1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL	21	LOH-LDH	12	8
1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL			12	8
1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL			16

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/22/1953	1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL
Signed	2/13/1953	1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU
LOAN-EDM		1954 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU)1954 K-W ORFU
RETURNED		1954 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU)1954 K-W ORFU
Signed	2/17/1956	1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL
Free Agent	5/1/1957	1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL

AWARDS
1953 Official CFL Most Oustanding Player of the Year

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1954 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU)1954 K-W ORFU	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU	10	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	50
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	10	0	0					0	0		0	0	50

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU	129	926	7.2		7
1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL	44	215	4.9	31	2			0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	44	215	4.9	31	2			0	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	COM%	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	SK	YL	FD	20+	40+	RTG
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU	30	18	60.0	11	393	13.1	21.8		4	13.3	1	3.3						129.9
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	30	18	60.0	11	393	13.1	21.8		4	13.3	1	3.3						129.9

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU		20		310	15.5		1
1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL		11		177	16.1	30	1			0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		11		177	16.1	30	1			0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		20		310	15.5		1

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU	4	0	0.0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	4	0	0.0	0	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU	3	-	14	4.7	7	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	3		14	4.7	7	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1953 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1953 EDM WIFU	9	-	347	38.6		2
1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL	16		379	23.7	42	0			0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	16		379	23.7	42	0			0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	9		347	38.6		2

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