Willie Ellison
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[edit] Biography
Willie Ellison (William Henry Ellison) was born on November 1, 1945 in Lockhart, Texas. After going to high school at Carver (Lockhart, TX), Ellison attended Texas Southern University. Ellison made his professional debut in the NFL in 1967 with the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1971 was Willie Ellison's best year, as he ran for 1000 yards and ran in 4 TDs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 14 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
| 1968 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 151 | 616 | 4.1 | 5 | 52t |
| 1969 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 20 | 56 | 2.8 | 1 | 15 |
| 1970 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 90 | 381 | 4.2 | 5 | 24 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 211 | 1000 | 4.7 | 4 | 80t |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 12 | 170 | 764 | 4.5 | 5 | 37 |
| 1973 | KAN | NFL | 10 | 108 | 411 | 3.8 | 2 | 19 |
| 1974 | KAN | NFL | 5 | 37 | 114 | 3.1 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 year NFL career | 97 | 801 | 3426 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 1968 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 20 | 248 | 12.4 | 2 | 36t |
| 1969 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 1t |
| 1970 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 2 | 20 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 32 | 238 | 7.4 | 0 | 49 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 12 | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 1 | 39t |
| 1973 | KAN | NFL | 10 | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 0 | 17 |
| 1974 | KAN | NFL | 5 | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 year NFL career | 97 | 104 | 888 | 8.5 | 6 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 13 | 340 | 26.2 | 58 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 12 | 268 | 22.3 | 40 | 0 |
| 1969 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 22 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 12 | 14 | 345 | 24.6 | 32 | 0 |
| 1973 | KAN | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | KAN | NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 97 | 42 | 1011 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1969 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1970 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | KAN | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | KAN | NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1973 | KAN | NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | KAN | NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 97 | 24 | 6 | 0 | -6 | 0 | ||
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