Billy Grimes
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Born: | July 27, 1927 Countyline, Oklahoma |
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Died: | March 25, 2005 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | (aged 77)
Career information | |
Position(s) | RB |
College | Oklahoma State |
NFL draft | 1949 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20 |
Drafted by | Chicago Bears[1] |
Career history | |
As player | |
1949 | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
1950–1952 | Green Bay Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 2 |
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[edit]
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[edit]
External links[edit]
- 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.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Carter County, Oklahoma
- People from Stephens County, Oklahoma
- Sportspeople from Oklahoma City
- American football running backs
- Oklahoma State Cowboys football players
- Los Angeles Dons players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs