Billy Howton
[edit] Biography
Billy Howton (William Harris Howton) was born on July 5, 1930 in Littlefield, Texas. After going to high school at Plainview (TX), Howton attended Rice University. Howton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1952 with the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that 1952 was Billy Howton's best year, as he hauled in 53 receptions, had 1231 receiving yards and caught 13 TD passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1952
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 53
| 1231
| 23.2
| 13
| 90t
|
| 1953
| GNB
| NFL
| 8
| 25
| 463
| 18.5
| 4
| 80t
|
| 1954
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 52
| 768
| 14.8
| 2
| 59
|
| 1955
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 44
| 697
| 15.8
| 5
| 60
|
| 1956
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 55
| 1188
| 21.6
| 12
| 66t
|
| 1957
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 38
| 727
| 19.1
| 5
| 77t
|
| 1958
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 36
| 507
| 14.1
| 2
| 50
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 39
| 510
| 13.1
| 1
| 36t
|
| 1960
| DAL
| NFL
| 11
| 23
| 363
| 15.8
| 4
| 41t
|
| 1961
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 56
| 785
| 14
| 4
| 53
|
| 1962
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 49
| 706
| 14.4
| 6
| 69t
|
| 1963
| DAL
| NFL
| 11
| 33
| 514
| 15.6
| 3
| 44t
|
| 12 year NFL career
| 142
| 503
| 8459
| 16.8
| 61
| 0
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1952
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| GNB
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 11
|
| 1958
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| DAL
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 9
|
| 1962
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| DAL
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 12 year NFL career
| 142
| 5
| 29
| 5.8
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1952
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| GNB
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| DAL
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1962
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| DAL
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 12 year NFL career
| 142
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
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