Bill Thornton
[edit] Biography
Bill Thornton (William Albert Thornton) was born on September 20, 1939 in Toledo, Ohio. After going to high school at Libbey (Toledo, OH), Thornton attended the University of Nebraska. Thornton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1963 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals for his entire 4 year career.
Most people believe that 1964 was Bill Thornton's best year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 19
| 111
| 5.8
| 1
| 55t
|
| 1964
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 39
| 236
| 6.1
| 1
| 62
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 31
| 188
| 6.1
| 0
| 38
|
| 1967
| SLC
| NFL
| 5
| 4
| 9
| 2.3
| 0
| 7
|
| 4 year NFL career
| 46
| 93
| 544
| 5.8
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 10
| 2.5
| 0
| 8
|
| 1964
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 7
| 43
| 6.1
| 0
| 19
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 6
|
| 1967
| SLC
| NFL
| 5
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 9
|
| 4 year NFL career
| 46
| 13
| 68
| 5.2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 70
| 17.5
| 25
| 0
|
| 1964
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 0
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| SLC
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 4 year NFL career
| 46
| 5
| 75
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
|
| 1964
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| SLC
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 4 year NFL career
| 46
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
|
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