Billy Grimes

American football player (1927–2005)
Billy Grimes
No. 85, 22
Date of birthJuly 27, 1927
Place of birthCountyline, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of deathMarch 25, 2005(2005-03-25) (aged 77)
Place of deathOklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)RB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
US collegeOklahoma State
NFL draft1949 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
Drafted byChicago Bears[1]
Career history
As player
1949Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)
1950–1952Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls2
Career stats
  • Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Billy Grimes (July 27, 1927 – March 25, 2005) was a professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Career

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

  1. ^ a b c "1949 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

  • 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.
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