Willie Ellison
William Henry Ellison
Born: November 1, 1945
Lockhart, TX USA
Deceased: March 11, 2019
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Texas Southern
High School: Carver (Lockhart, TX)
Career: 1967-1974
Drafted: 1967 in Round 2, #33 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Willie Ellison played from 1967 to 1974 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams. Ellison ran for 3,426 yards in his career on 801 attempts, scoring 24 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 104 passes for 888 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 42 | 0 |
1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 151 | 616 | 4.1 | 52 | 5 |
1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 56 | 2.8 | 15 | 1 |
1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 90 | 381 | 4.2 | 24 | 5 |
1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 211 | 1000 | 4.7 | 80 | 4 |
1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 170 | 764 | 4.5 | 37 | 5 |
1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 108 | 411 | 3.8 | 19 | 2 |
1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 37 | 114 | 3.1 | 11 | 2 |
Totals | 801 | 3426 | 4.3 | 80 | 24 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 248 | 12.4 | 36 | 2 |
1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 14 | 1 |
1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 20 | 2 |
1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 32 | 238 | 7.4 | 49 | 0 |
1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 39 | 1 |
1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 17 | 0 |
1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 26 | 0 |
Totals | 104 | 888 | 8.5 | 49 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 340 | 26.2 | 58 | 0 |
1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 268 | 22.3 | 40 | 0 |
1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 345 | 24.6 | 32 | 0 |
Totals | 42 | 1011 | 24.1 | 58 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |||
1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Totals | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
1968 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 8 |
1969 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
1970 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
1971 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 13 |
1972 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 12 |
1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 0 |
1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)