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William Orland Kilmer Jr. (born September 5, 1939) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins. He was also used as a running back and wide receiver.
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Billy Kilmer played tailback in UCLA's single-wing formation. In 1960 he was in 163 rushing plays, threw 129 passes, and punted 35 times. This was a total of 347 plays in 10 games. Kilmer led the nation in total offense (1,869 yards), was fifth in punting average (42.3), seventh in rushing, and 19th in scoring.
Billy Kilmer was the first true starting quarterback and leader of the New Orleans Saints franchise, joining the team in 1967 from the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the Saints until 1970, when he engineered a final minute drive for Tom Dempsey's record-breaking field goal, and later led the Washington Commanders to a Super Bowl.
The last Single-Wing, do-everything tailback to earn All-America honors at UCLA, Bill Kilmer led the Bruins in total offense, passing, and punting in 1959 and 1960. He was a first-round draft choice of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers in 1961.
Believe it or not, there were Saints quarterbacks before Drew Brees. Even before Archie Manning.In 1967, a young man from San Fransisco left the 49ers and jo...
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