Classic Image Gallery of Billy Kilmer

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Image Gallery of Billy Kilmer, Quarterback 1961-1978

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Billy Kilmer Saints Quarterback

Quarterback Billy Kilmer and Head Coach Tom Fears of the New Orleans Saints. Both joined the expansion Saints in 1967 and by the start of the 1971 season both were gone.
Billy Kilmer and Tom Fears of the New Orleans Saints

Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer scan the field looking for an open receiver.
Billy Kilmer, Redskins QB

The Saint's starting quarterback of 1968 - Billy Kilmer.
Billy Kilmer, 1968 New Orleans Saints Quarterback

Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer gets a stare down from Eagles middle linebacker Bill Bergey.
Bill Bergey Eagles and Billy Kilmer Redskins in 1978

Billy Kilmer seems to have very limited options in this situation as Cowboys All Pro Defensive End Harvey Martin swoops down upon him. In 1977 Martin had the league's most sacks with 20.
Harvey Martin swoops down on Billy Kilmer in 1977 Cowboys-Redskins game

New Orleans Saints quarterback Billy Kilmer - played just 4 seasons in New Orleans but still ranks #6 on the Saints All Time Touchdown Passes list with 47.
Billy Kilmer, New Orleans

And what could Billy Kilmer be so excited about in the conversation with Redskins Head Coach George Allen?
Billy Kilmer and George Allen in the Redskins Locker Room in 1974

Redskins Billy Kilmer in Super Bowl VII.
Billy Kilmer, Washington Redskins - 1972 NFL

Before he was quarterbacking the Saints or Redskins, Billy Kilmer was a Tailback in 49er coach Red Hickey's shotgun offense. Here he carries against Green Bay and who appears to be linebacker Dan Currie.
Billy Kilmer as a 49er against Green Bay

Larry Brown gives excellent blocking against the 49ers Skip Vanderbundt while Redskins QB Billy Kilmer lets it fly - no doubt a picture perfect pass.
Billy Kilmer Passing while Larry Brown Blocks against San Francisco in 1971

A chin-strapless Billy Kilmer lets it go in 1971. The other Redskin here looks like running back Charlie Harraway.
Billy Kilmer, 1971 Washington Redskins

Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (chinstrap not included) - wobbly passes notwithstanding, led the league in touchdown passes and was #2 in passer rating in 1972.
Billy Kilmer, 1972 Washington Redskins with No Chin Strap

Redskins QB Billy Kilmer played 8 seasons in Washington. The lineman behind him is probably #60, guard John Wilbur.
Billy Kilmer, Redskins Quarterback 1971-1978

Redskins QB Billy Kilmer throws a bit off balance thanks to pressure from Dolphins defender Vern Den Herder. In Super Bowl VII the Miami defense kept heat on Kilmer all day forcing 3 interceptions and sacking him twice. The Dolphins came out on top 14-7 and finished the 1972 NFL with a total of 17 wins and no losses.
Vern Den Herder of the Dolphins rushing Billy Kilmer in Super Bowl VII

From the record setting 1969 Saints-Cardinals game where both teams threw 6 touchdown passes each. Here Saints QB Billy Kilmer (#17) gets set to launch one over the on-coming rush of Cardinals lineman Chuck Walker (#79).
Billy Kilmer passes over Chuck Walker - 1969 Saints vs Cardinals

Kansas City Chiefs defenders Willie Lanier (#63) and Curley Culp (#61) bring down Redskins QB Billy Kilmer in 1971.
Willie Lanier and Curley Culp sack Billy Kilmer in 1971

Classic Billy Kilmer with no chin strap. This image is from 1969 game between the Saints and Cardinals when he and Cardinal's QB Charley Johnson each threw 6 touchdown passes to set an NFL record of 12 touchdown passes in a game.
Billy Kilmer of the New Orleans Saints with no chin strap in 1969

On the San Francisco 49er sideline during the early 1960s - Head coach Red Hickey between 2 of his tailbacks Bob Waters (#11) and Billy Kilmer (#17).
Billy Kilmer, Bob Waters and Red Hickey of the San Francisco 49ers

Billy Kilmer with Saints Head Coach Tom Fears on the Saints Sidelines

Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer (#17) barely gets the ball away in time before being mauled by Dallas Cowboys Harvey Martin (#79) and Jethro Pugh (#75)
Billy Kilmer is almost sacked by Harvey Martin and Jethro Pugh of the Dallas defense

Newly acquired from the New Orleans Saints, QB Billy Kilmer directs the Washington Redskin offense against the San Francisco defense as longtime lineman Charlie Krueger (#70) fights fights to get into the backfield. Also pictured for the redskins are center Len Hauss (#56), guard John Wilbur (#60) and fullback Charlie Harraway (#31). Kilmer was thrust into the starting role when Sonny Jurgensen went down with an injury early in the season. He is credited with 8 victories in 1971.
Billy Kilmer, 1971 Washington Redskins & Charlie Krueger of the 49ers

In 1974 he led the Redskins to 7 victories and a wildcard playoff appearance.
Billy Kilmer on the Cover of the November 17, 1974 Issue of Pro Magazine

49er halfback Billy Kilmer hauls down a pass against the Vikings in 1962.
Billy Kilmer 1962 San Francisco 49ers

Head Coach George Allen makes his thoughts known to newly acquired Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer in 1971.
George Allen Talking to Billy Kilmer - 1971 Washington Redskins

Billy Kilmer in 1967 | New Orleans Saints vs the Dallas Cowboys

Redskins Quarterbacks Billy Kilmer and Sonny Jurgensen with Pro Bowl center Len Hauss
Billy Kilmer, Sonny Jurgensen and Len Hauss of the Washington Redskins

Old Furnace Face. Joined Washington in 1971 and became the Redskins starting quarterback when Sonny Jurgensen injured his shoulder. Kilmer led the Redskins to a 5-0 record.
Billy Kilmer Quarterback Washington Redskins

From the New Orleans Saints first ever NFL Game played at Tulane Stadium in 1967. Rams Hall of Fame defensive lineman Merlin Olsen breaks through the Saints line to harass the Saints quarterback.
Billy Kilmer Gets Pressure from Merlin Olsen | Saints-Rams 1967

16-year NFL veteran quarterback led the Washington Redskins to a Super Bowl appearance in 1972.
Billy Kilmer

From the 1969 preseason contest against the Houston Oilers. The New Orleans Saints Quarterback is sporting the infamous "Black Helmets" that were never sanctioned as official NFL gear.
Saints in Black Helmets | Billy Kilmer in 1969

Image from a New Orleans Saints game program from 1969. Kilmer played 4 years for the Saints. He passed for 7490 yards and 47 touchdowns.
Billy Kilmer | Saints Quarterback

The original New Orleans Saints Quarterback. Played from 1967-1971 and is currently #6 on the Saints All-Time Career Touchdowns and Passing Yardage Lists.
Billy Kilmer NO Saints 1967-1971

The New Orleans Saints Leader of the early years, an emotionally competitive player. Here, the frustration of those first years of the New Orleans Saints are painfully evident by his facial expressions.
Billy Kilmer 1969 New Orleans Saints NFL Quarterback

Setting up to throw a pass in a 21-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on September 28, 1969 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1969 New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys Billy Kilmer

Recently traded from the Saints, he quickly established himself the Redskins starter in 1971 after incumbent starter, Sonny Jurgensen went down with an injury. Kilmer remained the starter for the next several seasons leading the Skins to a Super Bowl against the Dolphins in 1972.
billy-kilmer-1971-washington-redskins

16-year veteran quarterback for the 49ers, Saints and Redskins. Played freom 1961 to 1978. Led the Redskins to a Super Bowl in 1972.
Billy Kilmer NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

16-year veteran quarterback for the 49ers, Saints and Redskins. Played freom 1961 to 1978. Led the Redskins to a Super Bowl in 1972.
Saints QB 1960s Billy Kilmer

16-year veteran quarterback for the 49ers, Saints and Redskins. Played freom 1961 to 1978. Led the Redskins to a Super Bowl in 1972.
Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

As a young San Fransisco 49er carrying against the Detroit Lions. His career was very nearly ended after an automobile accident inn 1962.
Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

16-year veteran quarterback for the 49ers, Saints and Redskins. Played freom 1961 to 1978. Led the Redskins to a Super Bowl in 1972.
Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

16-year veteran quarterback for the 49ers, Saints and Redskins. Played freom 1961 to 1978. Led the Redskins to a Super Bowl in 1972.
Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

16-year veteran quarterback for the 49ers, Saints and Redskins. Played freom 1961 to 1978. Led the Redskins to a Super Bowl in 1972.
Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

Billy Kilmer, NFL Quarterback 1961-1978

Redskin Quarterbacks Billy Kilmer and Sonny Jurgensen

Billy Kilmer Football Cards and Covers

Rookie Card of one of the NFL's legend's of the game. In 1962 he was just starting his 2nd year with the San Francisco 49ers. His career would last a total of 16 NFL seasons with 3 different teams and a Super Bowl appearance in 1974.
Billy Kilmer - 1962 Rookie Card

By 1968, after being released from San Francisco in 1967, by 1968 Billy Kilmer was the new leader of the newly formed New Orleans Saints. Started 11 games leading the Saints to 4 victories.
Billy Kilmer 1968 New Orleans Saints Topps NFL Football Trading Card #186

Billy Kilmer here on his 1973 Topps card. The year following the Redskins visit to the Super Bowl saw them winning 10 games with Kilmer getting credited with 7 victories. His numbers: 227 attempts, 122 completions, a 53.7% completion percentage, 1656 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Billy Kilmer 1973 Washington Redskins Topps Football Card #499

Started 10 games for the Redskins and was credited with 7 wins while sharing time with Sonny Jurgensen.
Billy Kilmer 1974 Washington Redskins Topps NFL Trading Card #58

Billy Kilmer All-Time Career Statistics

Regular Season Passing Totals
Year	Age	Team	Pos	#	Games	QBrec	Att	Comp	Cmp%	Yards	Y/A	Long	TD	Int	Rate	Sack	Yards Lost	4QC	GWD
1961	22	SFO	QB	17	11		34	19	55.9	286	8.4	28	0	4	44.1	8	71
1962	23	SFO	HB	17	12	0-1-0	13	8	61.5	191	14.7		1	3	91.5	2	27
1963	24	Injured in Car Accident
1964	25	SFO	HB	17	10		14	8	57.1	92	6.6	24	1	1	71.1	2	24
1966	27	SFO	QB	17	6		16	5	31.3	84	5.3	26	0	1	24.0	2	12
1967	28	NOR	QB	17	10	0-4-0	204	97	47.5	1341	6.6	96♦	6	11	56.4	18	147	1	1
1968	29	NOR	QB	17	12	4-7-0	315	167	53.0	2060	6.5	51	15	17	66.9	26	170	1	1
1969	30	NOR	QB	17	14	5-9-0	360	193	53.6	2532	7.0	52	20	17	74.9	22	212	3	3
1970	31	NOR	QB	17	13	2-8-0	237	135	57.0	1557	6.6	46	6	17	55.5	19	155	2	1
1971	32	WAS	QB	17	14	8-4-1	306	166	54.2	2221	7.3	71	13	13	74.0	16	110	1	0
1972*	33	WAS	QB	17	12	7-3-0	225	120	53.3	1648	7.3	89	19♦	11	84.8	9	67	1	2
1973	34	WAS	QB	17	10	7-3-0	227	122	53.7	1656	7.3	64	14	9	81.3	15	88
1974	35	WAS	QB	17	11	7-3-0	234	137	58.5	1632	7.0	51	10	6	83.5	13	96
1975	36	WAS	QB	17	12	8-4-0	346	178	51.4	2440	7.1	96♦	23	16	77.2	23	138	2	4♦
1976	37	WAS	QB	17	10	7-2-0	206	108	52.4	1252	6.1	53	12	10	70.3	15	125	3♦	4♦
1977	38	WAS	QB	17	8	5-3-0	201	99	49.3	1187	5.9	59	8	7	66.5	22	180
1978	39	WAS	QB	17	5	1-1-0	46	23	50.0	316	6.9	50	4	3	74.2	4	22
8 season Redskins					82	50-23-1	1791	953	53.2	12352	6.9	96	103	75	76.9	117	826	7	10
4 seasons Saints					49	11-28-0	1116	592	53.0	7490	6.7	96	47	62	65.1	85	684	7	6
4 seasons 49ers					39	0-1-0	77	40	51.9	653	8.5	28	2	9	49.8	14	134
16-Year NFL Career					170	61-52-1	2984	1585	53.1	20495	6.9	96	152	146	71.6	216	1644	14	16

Post Season Passing Totals
Year	Age	Team	Games	QBrec	Att	Comp	Cmp%	Yards	Y/A	Long	TD	Int	Long	Rate	Sacked	Yards Lost
1971	32	WAS	1	0-1	27	11	40.7	106	3.9	16	2	1	16	61.7	1	13
1972*	33	WAS	3	2-1	60	35	58.3	398	6.6	51	3	3	51	74.2	3	23
1973	34	WAS	1	0-1	24	13	54.2	159	6.6	30	1	1	30	71.4	0	0
1974	35	WAS	1	0-1	18	7	38.9	99	5.5	41	0	0	41	57.4	0	0
1976	37	WAS	1	0-1	49	26	53.1	298	6.1	30	2	2	30	68.2	1	8
Post Season Totals			7	2-5	178	92	51.7	1060	6.0	51	8	7	51	68.6	5	44

Regular Season Rushing & Receiving Totals
						Rushing					Receiving					Totals
Year	Age	Team	Pos	#	Games	Carries	Yards	TD	Long	Y/A	Catches	Yards	Y/R	TD	Long	Touches	Y/Tch	YScm	Total TDs
1961	22	SFO	QB	17	11	96	509	10	31	5.3				0		96	5.3	509	10
1962	23	SFO	HB	17	12	93	478	5	35	5.1	16	152	9.5	1		109	5.8	630	6
1964	25	SFO	HB	17	10	36	113	0	14	3.1	11	136	12.4	0	35	47	5.3	249	0
1966	27	SFO	QB	17	6	3	23	0	13	7.7				0		3	7.7	23	0
1967	28	NOR	QB	17	10	20	142	1	31	7.1				0		20	7.1	142	1
1968	29	NOR	QB	17	12	21	97	2	22	4.6				0		21	4.6	97	2
1969	30	NOR	QB	17	14	11	18	0	12	1.6				0		11	1.6	18	0
1970	31	NOR	QB	17	13	12	42	0	15	3.5				0		12	3.5	42	0
1971	32	WAS	QB	17	14	17	5	2	3	0.3				0		17	0.3	5	2
1972*	33	WAS	QB	17	12	3	-3	0	1	-1.0				0		3	-1.0	-3	0
1973	34	WAS	QB	17	10	9	10	0	5	1.1				0		9	1.1	10	0
1974	35	WAS	QB	17	11	6	27	0	10	4.5				0		6	4.5	27	0
1975	36	WAS	QB	17	12	11	34	1	11	3.1				0		11	3.1	34	1
1976	37	WAS	QB	17	10	13	-7	0	2	-0.5				0		13	-0.5	-7	0
1977	38	WAS	QB	17	8	10	20	0	12	2.0				0		10	2.0	20	0
1978	39	WAS	QB	17	5	1	1	0	1	1.0				0		1	1.0	1	0
8 seasons Redskins					82	70	87	3	12	1.2				0		70	1.2	87	3
4 seasons Saints					49	64	299	3	31	4.7				0		64	4.7	299	3
4 seasons 49ers					39	228	1123	15	35	4.9	27	288	10.7	1	35	255	5.5	1411	16
16-Year NFL Career					170	362	1509	21	35	4.2	27	288	10.7	1	35	389	4.6	1797	22

Post Season Rushing & Receiving Totals
Year	Age	Team	Pos	Games	Carries	Yards	Y/A	Long
1971	32	WAS	QB	1	1	0	0.0	0
1972*	33	WAS	QB	3	6	36	6.0	9
1974	35	WAS	QB	1	2	5	2.5	5
Post Season Totals				7	9	41	4.6	9

Regular Season Punting Totals
Year	Age	Team	Pos	Games	Punts	Yards	Y/P	Long
1961	22	SFO	QB	11	9	364	40.4	64
1966	27	SFO	QB	6	7	234	33.4	45
8 yr	8 yr	WAS		82	0	0		0
4 yr	4 yr	NOR		49	0	0		0
4 yr	4 yr	SFO		39	16	598	37.4	64
14 Year NFL Career				170	16	598	37.4	64

* – Pro Bowl Selection
♦ – Led the League

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table

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R J Kramer December 21, 2021 Reply

Very nice pictures – he was savvy

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Image Gallery of Billy Kilmer, Quarterback 1961-1978

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