Billy Grimes
Appearance
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Date of birth | July 27, 1927 |
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Place of birth | Countyline, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Date of death | March 26, 2005 | (aged 77)
Place of death | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | RB |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
US college | Oklahoma State |
NFL draft | 1949 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20 |
Drafted by | Chicago Bears[1] |
Career history | |
As player | |
1949 | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
1950–1952 | Green Bay Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 2 |
Career stats | |
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Billy Grimes (July 27, 1927 – March 26, 2005) was a professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Career
[edit]Grimes played college football at Oklahoma State University.[1] He was selected in the second round of the 1949 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears,[1] but instead played for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. The following year he entered the NFL when he was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1950 AAFC dispersal draft. Grimes played for the Packers three years and went to the Pro Bowl after the 1950 and 1951 seasons.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Billy Grimes Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- scout.com Packer report of Grimes death
- Berghaus, Bob (October 31, 1996). "Halfback Grimes was versatile player". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 10C. Retrieved August 3, 2016.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Carter County, Oklahoma
- People from Stephens County, Oklahoma
- Players of American football from Oklahoma City
- American football running backs
- Oklahoma State Cowboys football players
- Los Angeles Dons players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs