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LHB · Minnesota Vikings

Billy Ray Barnes

1957 – 1966 · 9 Seasons

  • 3× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

98 Games 9 seasons
1,786 Rec Yds 18.2 / game
9 Rec TD 0.09 / game
153 Rec
1700.0 Catch %
11.7 Y/Rec

0 Tgt198.4 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 212 1957'57
  2. 423 1958'58
  3. 314 1959'59
  4. 132 1960'60
  5. 194 1961'61
  6. 220 1962'62
  7. 256 1963'63
  8. 15 1965'65
  9. 20 1966'66
  1. 19 1957'57
  2. 35 1958'58
  3. 32 1959'59
  4. 19 1960'60
  5. 15 1961'61
  6. 14 1962'62
  7. 15 1963'63
  8. 3 1965'65
  9. 1 1966'66
  1. 1 1957'57
  2. 0 1958'58
  3. 2 1959'59
  4. 2 1960'60
  5. 3 1961'61
  6. 0 1962'62
  7. 1 1963'63
  8. 0 1965'65
  9. 0 1966'66
  1. 11.2 1957'57
  2. 12.1 1958'58
  3. 9.8 1959'59
  4. 6.9 1960'60
  5. 12.9 1961'61
  6. 15.7 1962'62
  7. 17.1 1963'63
  8. 5.0 1965'65
  9. 20.0 1966'66

Latest games · 1966

  1. W10 L 31–32 1/– · 20 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1958 423 yds · 0 TD
Most TDs 1961 3 TD · 15 rec
Most catches 1958 35 rec · 0 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1958 12.1 Y/Rec · 35 rec

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