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Vessels did not self-aggrandize over his football career, preferring to move along with life, as he explained to Baltimore sportswriter John Steadman: "I don't like to be abrupt when I'm asked about the past, but when your football days are over, I prefer they be forgotten. That's how I felt in 1957
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position, forerunner of the modern wide receiver. Vessels finished his year with 11 receptions for 177 yards (16.1 average) and a touchdown. Late in the season, injuries to other Colts running backs opened the door for Vessels to return to the backfield, with Vessels leading the team with 76 yards on
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In the 1970s, he became involved in horse breeding and served on the Florida Parimutuel Commission from 1976 to 1983, becoming its executive director. He was elected president of the National Association of State Racing Commissions in 1984 and served as director of the Florida division of Parimutuel
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saw Vessels as a promising addition to the team's offensive attack but was concerned about his chronic injury problems during the preseason: "We know he was a great football player in college. We know he showed he can play and likes pro football by his season in Canada. If he stays sound, I'm sure
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In 1956, he joined the NFL's Baltimore Colts, the team that had drafted him three years prior. Vessels was hurt for most of the preseason, suffering a muscle injury to one of his thighs in an August 6 intersquad game, an injury which he aggravated twice in subsequent weeks.
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Vessels was unhappy with his role as a reserve running back under Weeb Ewbank and decided to retire from football after the 1956 season, returning home to Florida to take up the construction business. Vessels was just 26 years old at the time he left the NFL.
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After his retirement, Vessels reminisced: "If I had to do it over again, I never would have signed in Canada when the Colts drafted me in 1953. That was a mistake. Edmonton was a nice place, but it didn't compare to Baltimore. Getting to know
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During his rookie season in 1953, Vessels led the WIFU in rushing with 926 yards gained on 129 carries (7.2 yards per carry), with eight rushing touchdowns. He also caught 20 passes for 310 yards (15.5 yards per catch) and one touchdown. The
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Vessels also passed 30 times, completing 18 for 393 yards and 4 touchdown, against only one interception. Defensively he snagged four interceptions from his
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After his football career, Vessels was employed for many years by The Mackle Construction Company, one of Florida's leading developers.
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During the 1952 season he rushed for 1,072 yards including seven 100 yard performances, and 17 touchdowns en route to winning the 1952
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as the League's Most Outstanding Player. Vessels played only one full season in Canada, seeing action for just one game with the
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Billy Vessels died in Coral Gables, Florida, on November 17, 2001. He was 70 years old at the time of his death.
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renamed its high school football stadium "Billy Vessels Memorial Stadium" in honor of Vessels. In 2007, the
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This effort to establish residency for the Canadian professional league was interrupted when the
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as a star of what was heralded as "The Phantom Backfield" together with All-American quarterback
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was one of the great experiences of my life. I wish I could have contributed more to the team."
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He was also used as a kickoff returner, bringing back 16 kicks for 379 yards (23.7 average).
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Vessels made his eagerly anticipated NFL debut in the September 16 season opener against the
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Cameron C. Snyder, "Colts Edge Redskins, 19 to 17, on Deflected Pass in Last 25 Seconds,"
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Despite being drafted in the first round of the 1953 draft (second pick overall) by the
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Owing to the crowded Colts backfield, coach Ewbank moved the halfback Vessels to the
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Vessels lost the next two years to military service, playing on the service team at
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when I quit and went into another phase of my life, and that's how I feel now."
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Billy Vessels statue in Heisman Park at Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
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the ground in a 19–17 win over the Redskins in the season finale.
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Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award winners
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Cameron C. Snyder, "Frisky Colts Gird for Serious Title Run,"
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1950 Oklahoma Sooners football—consensus national champions
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Baltimore, MD: Press Box Publishers, 1974; pp. 37–39.
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Cleveland, Oklahoma
Coral Gables, Florida
Position(s)
Halfback
wide receiver
kickoff returner
College
Oklahoma
NFL draft
1953
2
Drafted by
Baltimore Colts
Edmonton Eskimos
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
Baltimore Colts
CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award
Eddie James Memorial Trophy
National champion
1950
Heisman Trophy
UPI Player of the Year
SN Player of the Year
All-American
1952
Big Seven
1952
1950
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