Billy Martin
William Vance Martin
Born: June 6, 1938
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: November 10, 1976
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 197
College: Minnesota
High School: Wendell Phillips (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1962-1966
Drafted: 1960 in Round 4, #43 overall by the Chicago Bears
Drafted: 1961 in Round 30, #235 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Billy Martin played from 1962 to 1966 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Martin ran for 431 yards in his career on 110 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 365 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| 1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 46 | 155 | 3.4 | 38 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 47 | 184 | 3.9 | 21 | 1 |
| NFL | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 | |
| CFL | 101 | 403 | 4.0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Totals | 110 | 431 | 3.9 | 38 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 19 | 240 | 12.6 | 37 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 108 | 12.0 | 33 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| CFL | 28 | 348 | 12.4 | 37 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 365 | 12.2 | 37 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23 | 218 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 30 | 155 | 5.2 | 38 | 0 | |
| CFL | 28 | 239 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 58 | 394 | 6.8 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 25 | 515 | 20.6 | 47 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 24 | 534 | 22.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 243 | 24.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 205 | 22.8 | 37 | 0 |
| NFL | 53 | 1148 | 21.7 | 47 | 0 | |
| CFL | 22 | 496 | 22.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Totals | 75 | 1644 | 21.9 | 47 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 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 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 6 |
