- Football Players
- Billy Vessels 1950-1952
Billy Vessels
1953 NFL Draft: Round 1 Pick 2
Rushing
| Season |
|
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Y/A |
100Y |
200Y |
|
1950 |
SO |
152 |
938 |
13 |
|
6.2 |
3 |
1 |
|
1952 |
SR |
161 |
1,072 |
17 |
|
6.7 |
7 |
0 |
| Totals |
313 |
2,010 |
30 |
0 |
6.4 |
10 |
1 |
* Some/all stats have not been updated with bowl stats or validated that they already are bowl-inclusive.
Roster Info
| Season |
Class |
# |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
| 1950 |
SO |
35 |
LH |
6-0 |
190 |
| 1951 |
JR |
35 |
RH |
6-0 |
190 |
| 1952 |
SR |
35 |
LH |
6-0 |
185 |
|
Personal Info
| First Name: |
William |
| Middle Name: |
Dale |
| Last Name: |
Vessels |
| Common Name: |
Billy |
| Nickname: |
Curly |
| Hometown: |
Cleveland, OK |
| High School: |
Cleveland |
| Birth Date/Place: |
March 22, 1931 in Cleveland, OK |
| Death Date/Place: |
November 17, 2001 in Coral Gables, FL (age 70)
|
| College Football HOF: |
1974 |
| Related To: |
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Notes
- A (C) indicates that the player was a captain for that season (named before each game in 1982, 1995 through 1998, and 2022 to present).
- Related To refers to other OU athletes only.
- Calculations for career totals will be skewed if the season totals are incomplete.