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Billy Kilmer's Career Honors. All-Pro – 1972, 1975. Pro Bowl – 1972. George Halas Award – 1976. Washington Commanders Ring of Fame. New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. New Orleans Saints legend ...
1984. Bio. The last Single-Wing, do-everything tailback to earn All-America honors at UCLA, Bill Kilmer led the Bruins in total offense, passing, and punting in 1959 and 1960. He was a first-round draft choice of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers in 1961. Despite a near-fatal auto accident that kept him out of action for nearly two years, he went ...
Feb 24, 2020 · Billy Kilmer was a gifted athlete, one George Allen called, ‘the most underrated player I ever coached.' His record as a starting quarterback with the Redskins was 51-18. Until Michael Vick broke it in 2004, Kilmer held the NFL record with the most 100 yard rushing games by a quarterback (4 total, including 3 straight games in 1961).
May 6, 2004 · Kilmer’s first contract with the Redskins was for $60,000 with a $30,000 (or so) bonus. He signed a multi-year contract for 1973, 74, and 75 which stepped up his salary every year from $120,000 in `73; $140,000 in `74 and $160,000 in `75. He got up to a yearly salary of $200,000 during his career with the `Skins.
Billy Kilmer played 16 seasons for the Redskins, Saints and 49ers. He threw for 20,495 yards and 152 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 1 Pro Bowl.
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Apr 22, 2014 · By the time Billy Kilmer arrived in New Orleans in 1967 as an expansion draft pick from San Francisco, he was a 27-year-old who, after being drafted in the first round in '61, had missed the '63 ...
