Billy Stone (American football)

American football player (1925–2004)

American football player

Billy Stone

Stone on a 1952 Bowman football card

No. 82, 5, 45

Position:

Personal information

Born:

(1925-10-25)October 25, 1925
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.

Died:

May 16, 2004(2004-05-16) (aged 78)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.

Career information

College:

NFL draft:

1949 / round: 12 / pick: 120

Supplemental draft:

1951 / round: 1 / Pick: 10

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Rushing attempts–yards:	296–1112
Receptions–yards:	143–2319
Touchdowns:	31
Stats at Pro Football Reference

William John Stone (October 25, 1925 – May 16, 2004) was a professional American football halfback and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He attended Bradley University. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1949 NFL draft. He was also drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1951 NFL draft after the Baltimore Colts folded.

Head coaching record

"Billy Stone". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
"Pro Football Draft History: 1951". profootballhof.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
"Billy Stone". ncaa.org. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

v t e Bradley Braves head football coaches
No coach (1897–1900) Ernest Duncan (1901–1902) E. Clyde Stone (1903) Thomas A. Knott (1904) Eugene Corrie (1905) Frank Fox (1906) No coach (1907) J. Pierce Norwood (1908) Rufus Gilbert (1909–1911) Bill Bennett (1912) Walter B. Martin (1913–1917) Shapiro (1918) Albert F. Gransden (1919) Alfred J. Robertson (1920–1947) Art Bergstrom (1948–1950) Bus Mertes (1951–1952) Steve Sucic (1953–1954) Billy Stone (1955–1970)

v t e Chicago Cardinals 1949 NFL draft selections
Bill Fischer Dick McKissack John Goldsberry Tom Wham Bernie Hanula Myrl Greathouse Jim Cain Joe E Brown Hal Herring Robert Hecker Stan Flowers Billy Stone Bob Todd Tony Klimek Bob McQuade Tom Murdock Eddie Rupp Webb Halbert Dean Laun Earl Rowan Leon Joslin Bill Sprang Bob Cox Stan Szymakowski

v t e 1951 NFL draft first-round selections
Kyle Rote Bob Williams Y. A. Tittle Leon Heath Bob Gain Jerry Groom Ebert Van Buren Chet Mutryn Butch Avinger Billy Stone Bud McFadin Gene Schroeder Jim Spavital Ken Konz

v t e Chicago Bears first-round draft picks
Stydahar McDonald Gray Luckman Osmanski Turner Harmon Standlee Scott Albert Steuber Evans Lund Lujack Fenimore Kindt Layne Bumgardner D. Harris Hunsinger Morrison B. Williams Stone Schroeder Dooley B. Anderson Wallace Drzewiecki Schriewer Leggett Howley Clark R. Davis Ditka Bull Behrman Evey Butkus Sayers DeLong Rice Phillips Hull Mayes Moore Antoine Clemons Chambers Bryant Gallagher Payton Lick Albrecht Hampton A. Harris Wilson Van Horne McMahon Covert Gault Marshall Perry N. Anderson Harbaugh Muster W. Davis Woolford Armstrong Carrier Thomas Spellman Conway Thierry Salaam W. Harris Enis McNown Urlacher Terrell Colombo Haynes Grossman T. Harris Benson Olsen Ch. Williams Carimi McClellin Long Fuller White Floyd Trubisky Smith Fields Wright Ca. Williams Odunze

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