Fred Willis

Full Name: Frederick Francis Willis	Primary Position: RB
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/209	College: Boston College
Birthdate: December 9, 1947	High School: Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, NH)
Birthplace: Natick, Massachusetts
Pro Experience: 6 years

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[edit] Biography

Fred Willis (Frederick Francis Willis) was born on December 9, 1947 in Natick, Massachusetts. After going to high school at Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, NH), Willis attended Boston College. Willis made his professional debut in the NFL in 1971 with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the Houston Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that 1973 was Fred Willis's best year, as he ran for 579 yards, ran in 4 TDs and hauled in 57 receptions.

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1971	CIN	NFL	14	135	590	4.4	7	36
1972	HOO	NFL	8	92	334	3.6	0	43
1973	HOO	NFL	14	171	579	3.4	4	25
1974	HOO	NFL	10	74	239	3.2	3	18
1975	HOO	NFL	13	118	420	3.6	2	23
1976	HOO	NFL	13	148	542	3.7	2	44
6 year NFL career			77	780	2831	3.6	18	0

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1971	CIN	NFL	14	24	223	9.3	0	29
1972	HOO	NFL	8	36	251	7	2	27
1973	HOO	NFL	14	57	371	6.5	1	50
1974	HOO	NFL	10	25	130	5.2	1	21
1975	HOO	NFL	13	20	104	5.2	0	20
1976	HOO	NFL	13	32	255	8	1	42
6 year NFL career			77	203	1380	6.8	5	0

year	team	league	games	ATT	CMP	PCT	YDS	YPA	INT	RAT
1971	CIN	NFL	14	2	1	50	8	4	0	60.4
1972	HOO	NFL	8	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1973	HOO	NFL	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
1974	HOO	NFL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	HOO	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	HOO	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 year NFL career			77	7	2	28.6	24	3.43	1	1.8

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	YDS
1971	CIN	NFL	14	3	1	0
1972	HOO	NFL	8	2	0	0
1973	HOO	NFL	14	5	2	0
1974	HOO	NFL	10	0	0	0
1975	HOO	NFL	13	7	3	-2
1976	HOO	NFL	13	3	0	0
6 year NFL career			77	21	6	-2

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