Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 50 | |
| 1953 | 57 | |
| 1954 | 63 | |
| 1955 | 70 | |
| 1956 | 76 | |
| 1957 | 83 | |
| 1958 | 89 | |
| 1959 | 96 | |
| 1960 | 88 | |
| 1961 | 80 | |
| 1962 | 72 | |
| 1963 | 64 | |
| 1964 | 56 | |
| 1965 | 48 | |
| 1966 | 40 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill George ranks #37 in American Football
Bill George ranks 37th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1558th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 90, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1952–1966 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1959, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pro bowls 8, all-pro selections 8, nfl titles 1, career interceptions 18.
Immediately ahead sits Len Dawson on 89.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Aaron Donald on 89.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Bill George GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far George stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1959. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top George comparisons
Bill George — frequently asked
- Is Bill George the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bill George ranks 37th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Bill George's GOAT Score?
- 89.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bill George rank all time?
- 1558th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 37th within American Football.
- Bill George vs Len Dawson: who ranks higher?
- Bill George, on 89.2 against Len Dawson's 89.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.