Marcus Allen Football League
09-25-2135
#38|Billy "Big" Rivers Running Back
Retired (1980, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-10-2013) Potential A 
Age at Death 63 Born 04-12-1949 in Niceville, FL
Drafted Round 3, Pick 78 (1972) Experience 7 Years (134 Wks)
College State University of Alabama, 1972 Salary 745 ($5037.513M/2135 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching C  Pass Cover D  Kick Power D-
Throw Acc A- Pass Blocking C+ Run Cover F  Kick Acc D-
Carrying B- Run Blocking D+ Tackling D+ Kick Return B+
        Pursuit C-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina C- Execution B+ Agility C 
Strength C+ Health D+ Aggressiveness C+ Hands B+
Jumping B      Attitude C+ Break Tackle C+
ROLES
QB C+ C C  DT D+ SS D+ K F  GUN C 
WR C  G C- DE D  FS C- P D  KR C+
HB/TB C+ T C- ILB D+ CB C- LS C  KRB C 
FB C+ TE C- OLB D+ H B- HT B  KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1968 College 56 1/1 1/3 0/2 1/2 1/2 0/3 5/9                   1/1 5/8 0/2 2/3   6/14 2/3 1/3 26/56
1969 College 72 0/2 3/5 0/1 3/8   1/1 3/5 3/3 2/3 3/6     1/3       0/1 4/7 5/9 3/5   3/5 1/2 3/6 38/72
1970 College 72 1/2 1/5 0/3 2/4     2/5 2/4 3/7 3/5               4/10 3/10     3/8 0/2 3/7 27/72
1971 College 56 0/3 3/6   1/4     0/3 1/5 1/4 1/2     1/4         0/6 3/6 1/1   2/6 0/1 4/5 18/56
1972 Position 46   0/1   0/3 1/3 2/3 1/4 0/3 0/1 0/1             1/1 0/8 0/2     0/6   0/10 5/46
1972 Drills 21 2/4 4/8 0/1 2/2                 0/1           0/1 2/2     0/2   10/21
1973 Position 41       2/7 1/2   0/7 0/1 0/2 0/1             0/1 0/13       0/5   0/2 3/41
1973 Drills 18 0/8 2/8                     0/1                 0/1     2/18
1973 Declines 0   -1/0                           -1/0   -1/0             -3/0
1974 Position 48   0/4   2/2 0/2 1/3 2/7 1/3 0/2               0/2 0/6 0/2     0/10   0/5 6/48
1974 Drills 21 2/11 2/7                     0/1           0/2           4/21
1974 Declines 0                     -1/0 -1/0   -1/0   -1/0         -1/0       -5/0
1975 Position 47   0/2   1/3 0/3 0/1 1/9 0/2                 0/5 0/7       0/11   1/4 3/47
1975 Drills 22 0/11 0/8                     0/1         0/1       0/1     0/22
1975 Declines 0 -6/0     -2/0           -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0       -4/0   -2/0   -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -27/0
1976 Position 43       1/5 0/1   2/12 0/3                 0/3 0/6       0/4   1/9 4/43
1976 Drills 21 0/13 0/6   0/1                 0/1                       0/21
1976 Declines 0 -8/0 -2/0   -1/0     -6/0 -2/0 -2/0   -1/0 -4/0 -1/0 -2/0   -5/0 -1/0 -4/0     -3/0 -5/0 -2/0 -2/0 -51/0
1977 Position 40       5/6   0/1 0/8                   1/1 0/8       0/11   0/5 6/40
1977 Drills 21 1/8 0/9                     0/1           0/1 0/1   0/1     1/21
1977 Declines 0 -7/0 -5/0   -4/0     -5/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -5/0 -2/0 -1/0 -10/0 -3/0 -5/0 -8/0 -7/0 -5/0 -5/0 -94/0
1978 Position 28       1/2 0/3 2/3 0/3                   0/1 0/7       0/6   0/3 3/28
1978 Drills 23 0/3 0/2 2/2 0/4                 0/2           0/4 0/3   0/1 0/2   2/23
1978 Declines 0 -11/0 -5/0   -1/0 -4/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -5/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -1/0 -6/0 -6/0 -3/0 -4/0 -6/0 -5/0 -6/0 -91/0
1979 Position 12       0/1     0/2 0/1                 0/1 0/3       0/3   0/1 0/12
1979 Drills 21 0/1 0/4 0/1 0/2                 0/6           0/3 0/4         0/21
1979 Declines 0 -19/0 -9/0   -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -7/0 -4/0 -5/0 -6/0 -7/0   -2/0 -6/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -12/0 -3/0 -5/0 -6/0 -12/0 -2/0 -3/0 -120/0
1980 Position 10   0/1         0/1 0/1                   0/6       0/1     0/10
1980 Drills 23 0/3 0/1 0/1 0/2                 0/1           0/2 0/6   0/3 0/4   0/23
1980 Declines 0 -15/0 -11/0   -4/0 -5/0 -2/0 -8/0 -4/0 -6/0 -5/0 -5/0   -3/0 -8/0 -9/0 -2/0 -3/0 -12/0 -5/0 -5/0 -9/0 -8/0 -3/0 -5/0 -137/0
Total -59/70 -17/80 2/11 7/58 -8/16 1/15 -12/75 -9/26 -13/19 -9/15 -20/0 -13/0 -15/22 -28/0 -20/0 -16/0 -5/17 -36/96 -6/44 -12/25 -31/0 -27/97 -15/16 -9/60 -370/762

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1981Billy "Big" Rivers has retired from football.
04-29-1979The Houston Vaqueros have waived Billy "Big" Rivers.
08-21-1978The Houston Vaqueros have moved Billy "Big" Rivers, Clayton Moran, Otto Duncan, Keno Winkler, German Volok, Dennis Lakes, and John Moore to the active roster. The Houston Vaqueros have moved Gary Holloway, Kenny Graham, and Dinty Niehoff to the inactive roster.
08-07-1978The Houston Vaqueros have moved Del Grottkau, Russ Glover, Thomas Baker, Jim Moses, Vai Zorich, and Al Short to the active roster. The Houston Vaqueros have moved Billy "Big" Rivers, Drew Hunter, German Volok, Dennis Lakes, and John Moore to the inactive roster.
12-09-1973The Houston Vaqueros have moved Billy "Big" Rivers and Stan Winkler to the active roster. The Houston Vaqueros have moved Van Weathers and Ollie Taylor to the inactive roster.
11-11-1973The Houston Vaqueros have moved Van Weathers to the active roster. The Houston Vaqueros have moved Billy "Big" Rivers to the inactive roster.
11-11-1973Billy "Big" Rivers of the Houston Vaqueros is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 26 days.
10-09-1972The Houston Vaqueros have moved Billy "Big" Rivers to the active roster. The Houston Vaqueros have moved Mike White to the inactive roster.
10-08-1972The Houston Vaqueros have moved Billy "Big" Rivers to the inactive roster.
10-01-1972Billy "Big" Rivers of the Houston Vaqueros is injured with a hip muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
08-28-1972The Houston Vaqueros have changed Billy Rivers's name to Billy "Big" Rivers.
08-07-1972The Houston Vaqueros have moved Ed Hunter, Billy Rivers, Jerry Carruth, Lemar Bleier, Antonio Brown, Fred Gray, and Tom Jackson to the active roster.