Bill Karr
William Morrison Karr Jr.
Born: March 29, 1911
Ripley, WV USA
Deceased: October 29, 1979
Clendenin, WV
Position: E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: West Virginia
High School: Ripley (WV)#
Career: 1933-1938
Bill Karr played from 1933 to 1938 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Karr caught 48 passes for 1,032 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 27 yards in his career on 6 attempts and 1 rushing touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 10 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 182 | 20.2 | 34 | 3 |
| 1934 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 49 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 220 | 24.4 | 42 | 6 |
| 1936 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 40 | 2 |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 188 | 26.9 | 42 | 2 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 14 | 253 | 18.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 48 | 1032 | 21.5 | 49 | 18 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1933 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1934 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1935 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1936 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 7 |
| 1934 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 11 |
| 1935 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 10 |
| 1936 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 6 |
| 1937 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 8 |
| 1938 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 4 |
Honors
1934 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1934 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (2nd Team)
1935 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1935 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1935 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1935 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1935 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1937 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
