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| Position: | Halfback Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1922-03-29)March 29, 1922 Armstrong, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died: | July 17, 1994(1994-07-17) (aged 72) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Reitz Memorial (Evansville, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Indiana | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1944: 1st round, 6th pick | ||||||||||||||||
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William Frank Hillenbrand (March 29, 1922 – July 17, 1994) was an American professionalfootballhalfback andreturn specialist who played professionally in theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC). He attendedIndiana University, where he played for theIndiana Hoosiers. In 1942, he was a consensusAll-American and was drafted by theNew York Giants in the 1st round (6th pick overall) in the1944 NFL draft. After serving with the Army during World War II, he played three seasons in the AAFC from 1946 to 1948 for theChicago Rockets andBaltimore Colts. He was a versatile player, who scored 186 points gained over 4,000all-purpose yards in three years of professional football—1,987 receiving, 1,042 on kickoff returns, 889 rushing, and 612 on punt returns.[1] He also had a 48-yardinterception return, a 96-yard kickoff return, and an 89-yard punt return. In 1948, his total of 970 receiving yards, and his average of 11.2 yards per touch was the best in the AAFC, and his total of 2,067 all-purpose yards was second best in the league.[1]
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| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1946 | CHR | 14 | 9 | 50 | 175 | 3.5 | 2 | 21 | 315 | 15.0 | 4 |
| 1947 | BCL | 13 | 13 | 66 | 204 | 3.1 | 2 | 39 | 702 | 18.0 | 7 |
| 1948 | BCL | 14 | 13 | 100 | 510 | 5.1 | 7 | 50 | 970 | 19.4 | 6 |
| 41 | 35 | 216 | 889 | 4.1 | 11 | 110 | 1,987 | 18.1 | 17 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1948 | BCL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | ||
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