VERL LILLYWHITELillywhite, Verl ThomasHeight: 5-10 Weight: 185 Born: December 5, 1926 Garland, UT Died: July 14, 2007 Mesa, AZ High School: Inglewood (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Modesto JC | |
| 1945 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1946 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1947 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 71 | FB-LB | 14 | 14 |
| 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1949 SF AAFC | 71 | ROH-RDH-FB-LB | 12 | 4 |
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 71 | LB-P | 11 | 1 |
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 81 | LOH-RLB | 12 | 12 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 49 | 31 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 4/15/1948 | 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1952 | 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1949 SF AAFC | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 53 | 340 | 6.4 | 3 | |||||
| 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1949 SF AAFC | 69 | 263 | 3.8 | 2 | |||||
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 67 | 397 | 5.9 | 60t | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 196 | 1004 | 5.1 | 60t | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1949 SF AAFC | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 2 | |||||||
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 212 | 10.1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16L | 0 |
| 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1949 SF AAFC | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1949 SF AAFC | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 68 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 26 | 1016 | 39.1 | 57 | 0 | |||||||
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 20 | 847 | 42.4 | 75 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 53 | 2141 | 40.4 | 75 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1948 SF AAFC | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1949 SF AAFC | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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