UCLA's Billy Kilmer went at No. 11. Kilmer, a resourceful and tough quarterback, played 17 NFL seasons and was a survivor in the cutthroat world of pro football. He played in what was then UCLA's ...

Prior to the NFL, Kilmer played three years for UCLA football while ... was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Associated Press photos of Billy Kilmer with the New Orleans ...

Billy Kilmer was both an incredibly productive ... Tom Ramsey captained one of the most exhilarating seasons for UCLA football to date. In the 1983 season, Ramsey led an unexpected charge ...

October 15, 1961 Rookie quarterback Billy Kilmer rushed for 115 yards ... San Francisco selected Kilmer out of UCLA (11th overall) in the first round of the 1961 NFL Draft. In his senior season ...

It had been 23 years since UCLA hosted ESPN’s “College GameDay ... Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Billy Kilmer … and that was just among the school’s famous alumni.

Billy Kilmer’s was one of the best. A first-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 1961, the athletic Kilmer was a star runner and passer for UCLA who also played two seasons on the Bruins ...

Coach Allen knew Kilmer’s heart and admired his courage and all that Kilmer overcame to still play football. When with the Los Angeles Rams, George Allen wanted Billy Kilmer because of his ...

Fifty years after he forged what would become a lifelong friendship with the Hall of Fame quarterback competing for his job, Billy ... in football, but I hope to play,” Kilmer told reporters ...