Billy Grimes

For those of a similar name, see William Grimes (disambiguation).

Billy Grimes

No. 85, 22
Date of birth	July 27, 1927
Place of birth	Countyline, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of death	March 26, 2005(2005-03-26) (aged 77)
Place of death	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	RB
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
US 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
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Billy Grimes (July 27, 1927 – March 26, 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. "1949 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

External links

• "Billy Grimes Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
• 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.^[permanent dead link‍]