Billy Dewell
William Austin Dewell
Born: January 2, 1917
Concordia, KS USA
Deceased: January 19, 2000
Dallas, TX
Position: E
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 208
College: SMU
High School: Dodge City (KS)
Career: 1940-1949
Drafted: 1939 in Round 4, #29 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Dewell played from 1940 to 1949 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals. Dewell caught 177 passes for 2,657 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for -1 yards in his career on 1 attempts.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 27 | 362 | 13.4 | 30 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 26 | 370 | 14.2 | 70 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 27 | 643 | 23.8 | 82 | 7 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 42 | 576 | 13.7 | 46 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 33 | 442 | 13.4 | 48 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 20 | 235 | 11.8 | 25 | 2 |
| Totals | 177 | 2657 | 15.0 | 82 | 17 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 3 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 8 |
| 1945 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 5 |
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 6 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 9 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 11 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 9 |
Honors
1941 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1946 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
