Bill Triplett
[edit] Biography
Bill Triplett (William Clarence Triplett) was born on May 4, 1940 in Shaw, Mississippi. After going to high school at Girard (OH), Triplett attended Miami University of Ohio. Triplett made his professional debut in the NFL in 1962 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for the Detroit Lions, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that 1963 was Bill Triplett's best year, as he ran for 652 yards and ran in 5 TDs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1962
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 2
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 10
|
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 134
| 652
| 4.9
| 5
| 63t
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 174
| 617
| 3.5
| 6
| 59t
|
| 1966
| SLC
| NFL
| 8
| 13
| 25
| 1.9
| 0
| 5
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 11
| 58
| 171
| 2.9
| 2
| 14
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 120
| 384
| 3.2
| 0
| 17
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 111
| 377
| 3.4
| 3
| 33
|
| 1970
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 48
| 156
| 3.3
| 1
| 11t
|
| 1971
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1972
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 17
| 48
| 2.8
| 0
| 9
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 127
| 681
| 2446
| 3.6
| 17
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1962
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 31
| 396
| 12.8
| 3
| 38
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 26
| 256
| 9.8
| 1
| 37
|
| 1966
| SLC
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 11
| 7
| 69
| 9.9
| 0
| 16
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 28
| 135
| 4.8
| 0
| 25
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 13
| 141
| 10.8
| 1
| 62t
|
| 1970
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 52
| 8.7
| 0
| 15
|
| 1971
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 127
| 113
| 1055
| 9.3
| 5
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1962
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 24
| 608
| 25.3
| 49
| 0
|
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 14
| 229
| 16.4
| 27
| 0
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| SLC
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 11
| 7
| 139
| 19.9
| 26
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 70
| 23.3
| 38
| 0
|
| 1972
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 12
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 127
| 49
| 1058
| 21.6
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1962
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 24
| 24
| 0
|
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| SLC
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 127
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1962
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 20
| 0
|
| 1963
| SLC
| NFL
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| SLC
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| SLC
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 127
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 0
|
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