Billy Dewell
 Dewell, circa 1947 | |||||||||
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| Position | End | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | January 2, 1917 Concordia, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | January 19, 2000 (aged 83) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Dodge City (KS) | ||||||||
| College | SMU | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1939: 4th round, 29th overall pick | ||||||||
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William Austin Dewell (January 2, 1917 – January 19, 2000) was an American professional football player. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1939 NFL draft.[1] He played and coached professionally for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).[2][3][4]He served in World War II for the United States Navy before rejoining the Cardinals in 1945.[5][6] Dewell was inducted into the SMU athletics hall of fame in 1984.[7]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Won the NFL Championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1940 | CRD | 4 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | - | 0 |
| 1941 | CRD | 11 | 8 | 27 | 362 | 13.4 | 30 | 1 |
| 1945 | CRD | 9 | 5 | 26 | 370 | 14.2 | 70 | 1 |
| 1946 | CRD | 11 | 6 | 27 | 643 | 23.8 | 82 | 7 |
| 1947 | CRD | 11 | 9 | 42 | 576 | 13.7 | 46 | 4 |
| 1948 | CRD | 11 | 11 | 33 | 442 | 13.4 | 48 | 2 |
| 1949 | CRD | 12 | 9 | 20 | 235 | 11.8 | 25 | 2 |
| 69 | 51 | 177 | 2,657 | 15.0 | 82 | 17 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1947 | CRD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1948 | CRD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 38 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Dewell". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ "2017 Ring of Honor Inductees". Dodge City High School Alumni Association. February 5, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ "Billy Dewell | Pro Football History.com". pro-football-history.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ "WW II Honor Roll". ProFootballHOF.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Billy Dewell". ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Billy Dewell (1984) - Hall of Fame". SMU Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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