BILL DUDLEYDudley, William McGarvey (Bullet Bill)Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Born: December 24, 1921 Bluefield, VA Died: February 4, 2010 Lynchburg, VA High School: Graham (Bluefield, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Virginia | |
| 1939 | Virginia | Lettered |
| 1940 | Virginia | Lettered |
| 1941 | Virginia | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Coaching Record |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 35 | TB-LDH | 11 | 11 |
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 35 | TB-LDH | 4 | 4 |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 35 | TB-RDH-K | 11 | 11 |
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 35 | LOH-DB | 10 | 9 |
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 44/35 | LOH-LDH-ROH | 7 | 5 |
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 35 | LOH-LDH | 12 | 10 |
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 35 | ROH-LOH-RS | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 35 | LOH-DB | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL | 35 | K-LOH | 12 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 91 | 74 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/22/1941 | 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1943 | 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | |
| Free Agent | 6/1/1950 | 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1954 | 1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 20 | |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 5 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | - | 0 | 48 |
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 6 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | - | - | - | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | - | 0 | 81 |
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 3 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 64 |
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 3 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | - | - | - | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | - | 0 | 69 |
| 1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL | 0 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 58 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 121 | 127 | 95.3 | - | - | - | 33 | 66 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 484 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 34 |
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 1/8 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 42 |
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 4/7 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 3/4 | 3/3 | 4/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 1 | 37 |
| 1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL | 5/14 | 1/2 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 2 | 41 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14/36 | 7/11 | 10/13 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 33 | 66 | 50.0 | 3 | 42 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 162 | 696 | 4.3 | 66 | 5 | ||||
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 57 | 204 | 3.6 | 32 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 146 | 604 | 4.1 | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 80 | 302 | 3.8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 33 | 97 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 125 | 402 | 3.2 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 66 | 339 | 5.1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 91 | 398 | 4.4 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 765 | 3057 | 4.0 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 94 | 35 | 37.2 | 54 | 438 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 38 | 2 | 2.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 0 | 37.5 | ||||
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 32 | 10 | 31.3 | 20 | 58 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | 14.6 | ||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 90 | 32 | 35.6 | 49 | 452 | 5.0 | 14.1 | 37 | 2 | 2.2 | 9 | 10.0 | 0 | 20.5 | ||||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 24 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 11 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.2 | |
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 222 | 81 | 36.5 | 124 | 985 | 4.4 | 12.2 | 38 | 6 | 2.7 | 17 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 80t | 1 | ||||||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 27 | 375 | 13.9 | 64t | 7 | ||||||
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 20 | 210 | 10.5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 27 | 190 | 7.0 | 18t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 22 | 303 | 13.8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 123 | 1383 | 11.2 | 80t | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 10 | 242 | 24.2 | 80t | 1 |
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 41t | 1 |
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 459 | 20.0 | 80t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 18 | 572 | 31.8 | 52 | 1 | |||||||
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 1 | |||||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 60 | 2408 | 40.1 | 69 | 1 | |||||||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 15 | 657 | 43.8 | 62 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 23 | 825 | 35.9 | 68 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 34 | 1278 | 37.6 | 55 | 1 | |||||||
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 14 | 585 | 41.8 | 60 | 0 | |||||||
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 27 | 942 | 34.9 | 46 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 193 | 7303 | 37.8 | 69 | 4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 20 | 271 | 13.6 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 27 | 385 | 14.3 | 52 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 84t | 1 | ||||
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 67t | 1 | ||||
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 12 | 185 | 15.4 | 96t | 1 | ||||
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 124 | 1515 | 12.2 | 96t | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | 11 | 298 | 27.1 | 84t | 1 | ||||
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 14 | 280 | 20.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 15 | 359 | 23.9 | 78 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 10 | 204 | 20.4 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 13 | 246 | 18.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 11 | 248 | 22.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 78 | 1743 | 22.3 | 84t | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1945 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 1 | |
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1950 Washington Redskins (NFL)1950 WAS NFL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 1 |
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