Billy Masters
William Joel Masters
Born: March 15, 1944
Grayson, LA USA
Position: TE-SE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 240
College: LSU
High School: La Salle (Olla, LA)
Career: 1967-1976
Drafted: 1967 in Round 3, #77 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
Billy Masters played from 1967 to 1976 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. Masters caught 169 passes for 2,268 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 35 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 37 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | -15 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| AFL | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| NFL | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 37 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 20 | 274 | 13.7 | 28 | 2 |
| 1968 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 33 | 387 | 11.7 | 31 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 18 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 27 | 382 | 14.1 | 25 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 25 | 393 | 15.7 | 27 | 3 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 314 | 13.1 | 32 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 18 | 269 | 14.9 | 30 | 3 |
| AFL | 61 | 762 | 12.5 | 31 | 3 | |
| NFL | 108 | 1506 | 13.9 | 32 | 12 | |
| Totals | 169 | 2268 | 13.4 | 32 | 15 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 |
| 1967 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Totals | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 12 |
| 1972 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 13 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 9 |
