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Fred Willis

Frederick Francis Willis III

Position: RB

6-0, 212lb (183cm, 96kg)

Born: December 9, 1947 in Natick, MA

Died: July 4, 2023

College: Boston Col. (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 32 (3488th overall since 1960)

High School: Kimball Union Academy (NH)

Draft: Cincinnati Bengals in the 4th round (93rd overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

Rush

780

Yds

2831

Y/A

3.6

FantPt

537.0

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1971	24	CIN	RB	33	14	6	135	590	7	36	4.4	42.1	9.6	24	223	9.3	0	29	1.7	15.9	159	5.1	813	7	3	8
1972	25	2TM	FB/RB		13	12	134	461	0	43	3.4	35.5	10.3	45	297	6.6	2	27	3.5	22.8	179	4.2	758	2	3	6
		CIN	RB	33	5	5	42	127	0	12	3.0	25.4	8.4	9	46	5.1	0	10	1.8	9.2	51	3.4	173	0	1	2
		HOU	FB	21	8	7	92	334	0	43	3.6	41.8	11.5	36	251	7.0	2	27	4.5	31.4	128	4.6	585	2	2	4
1973	26	HOU	FB	44	14	14	171	579	4	25	3.4	41.4	12.2	57	371	6.5	1	50	4.1	26.5	228	4.2	950	5	5	7
1974	27	HOU	RB	44	10	5	74	239	3	18	3.2	23.9	7.4	25	130	5.2	1	21	2.5	13.0	99	3.7	369	4	0	4
1975	28	HOU	RB	44	13	4	118	420	2	23	3.6	32.3	9.1	20	104	5.2	0	20	1.5	8.0	138	3.8	524	2	7	5
1976	29	HOU	FB	44	13	12	148	542	2	44	3.7	41.7	11.4	32	255	8.0	1	42	2.5	19.6	180	4.4	797	3	3	6
Career					77	53	780	2831	18	44	3.6	36.8	10.1	203	1380	6.8	5	50	2.6	17.9	983	4.3	4211	23	21	36
5 yrs		HOU			58	42	603	2114	11	44	3.5	36.4	10.4	170	1111	6.5	5	50	2.9	19.2	773	4.2	3225	16	17	26
2 yrs		CIN			19	11	177	717	7	36	4.1	37.7	9.3	33	269	8.2	0	29	1.7	14.2	210	4.7	986	7	4	10

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Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	NY/A	ANY/A
1971	24	CIN	RB	33	14	6	1	2	50.0	8	0	0.0	8	4.0	4.0	8.0	0.6	60.4	4.00	4.00
1972	25	2TM	FB/RB		13	12	1	4	25.0	16	1	25.0	16	4.0	-7.3	16.0	1.2	4.2	4.00	-7.25
		CIN	RB	33	5	5	1	1	100.0	16	0	0.0	16	16.0	16.0	16.0	3.2	118.7	16.00	16.00
		HOU	FB	21	8	7	0	3	0.0	0	1	33.3	0	0.0	-15.0		0.0	0.0	0.00	-15.00
1973	26	HOU	FB	44	14	14	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0.00	0.00
Career					77	53	2	7	28.6	24	1	14.3	16	3.4	-3.0	12.0	0.3	1.8	3.43	-3.00
5 yrs		HOU			58	42	0	4	0.0	0	1	25.0	0	0.0	-11.3		0.0	0.0	0.00	-11.25
2 yrs		CIN			19	11	2	3	66.7	24	0	0.0	16	8.0	8.0	12.0	1.3	91.0	8.00	8.00

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1971	24	CIN	RB	33	14	6			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
1972	25	2TM	FB/RB		13	12			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
		CIN	RB	33	5	5			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
		HOU	FB	21	8	7			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1973	26	HOU	FB	44	14	14			0				5	2	0	0	0.0
1975	28	HOU	RB	44	13	4			0				7	3	-2	0	0.0
1976	29	HOU	FB	44	13	12			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
Career					77	53			0				21	6	-2	0	0.0
5 yrs		HOU			58	42			0				17	5	-2	0	0.0
2 yrs		CIN			19	11			0				4	1	0	0	0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1971	24	CIN	RB	33	14	6			0			4	81	0	32	20.3	894
Career					77	53			0			4	81	0	32	20.3	4290
5 yrs		HOU			58	42			0					0			3223
2 yrs		CIN			19	11			0			4	81	0	32	20.3	1067

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1971	24	CIN	RB	33	14	6	7		7		42	3.0
1972	25	2TM	FB/RB		13	12		2	2	0	12	0.9
		HOU	FB	21	8	7		2	2		12	1.5
1973	26	HOU	FB	44	14	14	4	1	5		30	2.1
1974	27	HOU	RB	44	10	5	3	1	4		24	2.4
1975	28	HOU	RB	44	13	4	2		2		12	0.9
1976	29	HOU	FB	44	13	12	2	1	3		18	1.4
Career					77	53	18	5	23	0	138	1.8
5 yrs		HOU			58	42	11	5	16	0	96	1.7
2 yrs		CIN			19	11	7		7	0	42	2.2

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PFR HOF Monitor: 13.50 (352nd among RB, average HOF RB is 106.95)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Fred Willis born?

Fred Willis was born on December 9, 1947.

Where was Fred Willis born?

Fred Willis was born in Natick, MA.

How tall was Fred Willis?

Fred Willis was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Fred Willis weigh when playing?

Fred Willis weighed 212 lbs (96 kg) when playing.

Is Fred Willis in the Hall of Fame?

Fred Willis has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Fred Willis play?

Fred Willis played 77 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Fred Willis have?

Fred Willis had 780 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Fred Willis have?

Fred Willis had 2,831 rushing yards over his career.

When did Fred Willis retire?

Fred Willis last played in 1976.

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