Birth Date: | July 27, 1927 |
Birth Place: | Countyline, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Death Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Number: | 85, 22 |
Position1: | RB |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 195 |
College: | Oklahoma State |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1949 |
Nfldraftedround: | 2 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 20 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Chicago Bears[1] |
Playing Years1: | 1949 |
Playing Team1: | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
Playing Years2: | 1950–1952 |
Playing Team2: | Green Bay Packers |
Probowls: | 2 |
Databasefootball: | GRIMEBIL01 |
Billy Grimes (July 27, 1927 - March 26, 2005) was a professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Grimes played college football at Oklahoma State University.[1] He was selected in the second round of the 1949 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears,[1] but instead played for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. The following year he entered the NFL when he was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1950 AAFC dispersal draft. Grimes played for the Packers three years and went to the Pro Bowl after the 1950 and 1951 seasons.