Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1954 10 RH 5-8 165 So * Mount Dora 1955 21 HB 5-8 165 Jr * Mount Dora 1956 21 HB 5-8 164 Sr * Mount Dora
| Billy Odom |
Full Name: William Ross Odom
Born: January 9, 1935
Died: June 13, 2001, Tallahassee, Fla.
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1954 10 RH 5-8 165 So * Mount Dora 1955 21 HB 5-8 165 Jr * Mount Dora 1956 21 HB 5-8 164 Sr * Mount Dora |
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| Comments |
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William Ross Odom Obituary. Published by the Tallahassee Democrat on Jun 15, 2001, page 19. Dr. William R. Odom, 66, of Tallahassee died Wednesday. A native of Oviedo, he had lived in Tallahassee for 28 years. He was a member of Springtime Tallahassee and Florida State University Varsity Club. He played football for FSU from 1953 to 1956. He is
survived by his wife, Jan Odom of Tallahassee; a son, Mike Odom of
Tallahassee; a daughter, Jenny Ignaszewski of Phoenix; two brothers, Paul
Odom of Tavares and Jerry Odom of Ocoee; and two grandchildren. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1954 11 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
1955 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
1956 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 31 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 6 | 36
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1954 11 | 26 147 5.7 1 | 7 144 20.6 1 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 5 101 20.2 0 | 3 121 40.3 1 80t | 513
1955 10 | 60 294 4.9 2 | 3 30 10.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 13 358 27.5 1 89t | 1 14 14.0 0 | 696
1956 10 | 33 156 4.7 0 | 4 38 9.5 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 8 147 18.4 0 | 3 19 6.3 0 | 360
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Tot 31 | 119 597 5.0 3 | 14 212 15.1 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 26 606 23.3 1 89t | 7 154 22.0 1 80t | 1569
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1954 | GP Off Def
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Sep 18 Georgia | 1
Sep 25 Abilene Christian | 1
Oct 2 Louisville | 1
Oct 9 Villanova | 1
Oct 16 North Carolina State | 1
Oct 23 Auburn | 1
Oct 30 Virginia Military | 1
Nov 13 Furman | 1
Nov 20 Stetson | 1
Nov 27 Mississippi Southern | 1 RH DB
Dec 4 Tampa | 1 RH DB
Jan 1 Texas Western | 1
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Tot | 12 2 2
| Starts
1955 | GP Off Def
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Sep 17 North Carolina State | 1
Sep 30 Miami | 1
Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 1
Oct 15 Georgia | 1 RHB DB
Oct 22 Georgia Tech | 1 RHB DB
Nov 5 Villanova | 1 RHB DB
Nov 11 Furman | 1 RHB DB
Nov 19 Citadel | 1
Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 1
Dec 3 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 10 4 4
| Starts
1956 | GP Off Def
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Sep 22 Ohio | 1
Sep 29 Georgia | 1
Oct 6 Virginia Tech | 1 LH DB
Oct 13 North Carolina State | 1 LH DB
Oct 20 Wake Forest | 1
Oct 27 Villanova | 1
Nov 2 Miami | 1
Nov 10 Furman | 1
Nov 17 Mississippi Southern | 1
Nov 24 Auburn | 1
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Tot | 10 2 2
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Career Tot | 32 8 8
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1954 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 25 Abilene Christian | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 2 Louisville | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 9 Villanova | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 23 Auburn | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 30 Virginia Military | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 20 Stetson | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 27 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Dec 4 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Jan 1 *Texas Western | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1955 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 17 North Carolina State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 30 Miami | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 15 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 22 Georgia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 5 Villanova | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 11 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 19 Citadel | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Dec 3 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1956 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 22 Ohio | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 29 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 6 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 13 North Carolina State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 20 Wake Forest | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 27 Villanova | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 2 Miami | 0 1 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 10 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 17 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 24 Auburn | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 1 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1954 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 25 Abilene Christian | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 25 25.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 25
Oct 2 Louisville | 3 39 13.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 39
Oct 9 Villanova | 1 7 7.0 1 7t | 2 45 22.5 0 23 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 52
Oct 23 Auburn | 2 15 7.5 0 | 1 9 9.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 24
Oct 30 Virginia Military | 1 2 2.0 0 | 2 53 26.5 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 55
Nov 20 Stetson | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 80 80.0 1 80t| 80
Nov 27 Mississippi Southern | 12 62 5.2 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 62
Dec 4 Tampa | 1 3 3.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3
Jan 1 *Texas Western | 2 -5 -2.5 0 | 2 21 10.5 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 19 19.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 35
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Tot | 20 128 6.4 1 7t | 6 132 22.0 1 23 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 80 80.0 1 80t| 340
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1955 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 17 North Carolina State | 5 21 4.2 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 21
Sep 30 Miami | 6 13 2.2 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 13
Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 4 47 11.8 0 | 1 15 15.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 89 89.0 1 89t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 151
Oct 15 Georgia | 9 40 4.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 5 134 26.8 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 174
Oct 22 Georgia Tech | 3 4 1.3 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 4 74 18.5 0 | 1 14 14.0 0 | 92
Nov 5 Villanova | 6 22 3.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 2 45 22.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 67
Nov 11 Furman | 6 16 2.7 0 | 1 9 9.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 16 16.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 41
Nov 19 Citadel | 10 103 10.3 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 103
Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 6 11 1.8 1 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 17
Dec 3 Tampa | 5 17 3.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 17
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Tot | 60 294 4.9 2 | 3 30 10.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 13 358 27.5 1 89t | 1 14 14.0 0 | 696
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1956 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 22 Ohio | 2 -8 -4.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 4 4.0 0 | -4
Sep 29 Georgia | 6 52 8.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 22 22.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 74
Oct 6 Virginia Tech | 9 22 2.4 0 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 28
Oct 13 North Carolina State | 1 2 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 11 11.0 0 | 13
Oct 20 Wake Forest | 3 8 2.7 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 20 20.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 33
Oct 27 Villanova | 2 4 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 8
Nov 2 Miami | 1 3 3.0 0 | 1 12 12.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 3 65 21.7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 80
Nov 10 Furman | 3 45 15.0 0 | 1 15 15.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 60
Nov 17 Mississippi Southern | 5 22 4.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 22
Nov 24 Auburn | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 30 30.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 36
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Tot | 33 156 4.7 0 | 4 38 9.5 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 7 137 19.6 0 | 3 19 6.3 0 | 350
* Bowl Game stats not included
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