Bill Stribling
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| Position | End | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | November 5, 1927 Edinburg, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 22, 2006 (aged 78) Rogers, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College | Ole Miss (1945, 1948–1950) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950 (21st round, 267th overall pick) | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Majure Blanks "Bill" Stribling Sr. (November 5, 1927 – August 22, 2006) was an American professional football end in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played one season in Canada with the Toronto Argonauts. He played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the 21st round of the 1950 NFL draft. Stribling is known as being the player who caught future Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry's sole NFL touchdown pass.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1951 | NYG | 6 | 1 | 18 | 226 | 12.6 | 42 | 2 |
| 1952 | NYG | 12 | 12 | 26 | 399 | 15.3 | 55 | 5 |
| 1953 | NYG | 12 | 12 | 16 | 175 | 10.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1955 | PHI | 12 | 8 | 38 | 568 | 14.9 | 56 | 6 |
| 1956 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | PHI | 12 | 5 | 14 | 194 | 13.9 | 58 | 1 |
| 56 | 38 | 114 | 1,573 | 13.8 | 58 | 14 | ||
External links
[edit]- "Bill Stribling Sr., who caught Landry's pro TD pass, dies at 78". Associated Press. August 31, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- "Bill Stribling". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
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