2003 USFTL Cleveland Hall Of Fame

Bill Bayer

INDUCTION: PLAYER
PRESENTER: BOB BUTARA
CITY, STATE:  CLEVELAND, OH
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/7/55
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’/175
SPOUSE: KATHY
CHILDREN: BILL, TOM, JOHN, NOELLE
OCCUPATION: LOAN OFFICER
POSITION: WIDE RECEIVER, CENTER, DEFENSIVE BACK
TEAM: GIBBS
NUMBER: #21
NICKNAME: “KID”
CAREER: 18 YEARS (1974-1989, 1991-1992)
OVERALL RECORD: 630 wins/ 95 losses (86.8 WINNING PERCENTAGE)

SPECIAL AWARDS:
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES (6): 1986-Touch, 1989-Touch, 1989-Flag, 1991-Flag, 1992-Flag, 1992-Ineligible Flag
ALL-AMERICAN TEAM (4): 1982-2^ND TEAM Touch, 1985– 2^ND TEAM Touch, 1986-1^st TEAM Touch, 1991– 1^ST TEAM Flag
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES (7): 1984-Touch, 1987-Touch, 1989-Flag, 1991-Touch, 1991-Flag, 1992-Touch, 1992-Flag
ALL-OHIO TEAM (1): 1989-Flag
CITY OF CLEVELAND CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES (13): 1981-Touch, 1982-Touch, 1983-Touch, 1984-Touch, 1985-Touch, 1986-Touch, 1987-Touch, 1988-Touch, 1989-Touch, 1989-Flag, 1991-Touch, 1991-Flag, 1992-Flag
ALL-CLEVELAND TEAM (9): 1978-Touch, 1979-Touch, 1980-Touch, 1981-Touch, 1983-Touch, 1984-Touch, 1985-Touch, 1986-Touch, 1989-Flag
CITY OF CLEVELAND MVP (2): 1983-Touch, 1985-Touch
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES (15): 1976-Euclid Touch, 1977-Euclid Touch, 1978-Euclid Touch, 1980-Euclid Touch, 1980-Euclid Night Touch, 1981-Eastlake Touch, 1981-Euclid Night Touch, 1983-Eastlake Touch, 1984-Cleveland Touch, 1985-Cleveland Touch, 1986-Euclid Night Touch, 1986-Cleveland Touch, 1987-Euclid Night Touch, 1987-Cleveland Touch, 1988-Euclid Night Touch
ALL-LEAGUE TEAM (14): 1976-Offense/Touch, 1977-Offense/Touch, 1978-Offense/Touch, 1979-Offense/Touch, 1980-Offense/Touch, 1980-Defense/Touch, 1981-Offense/Touch, 1981-Defense/Touch, 1982-Offense/Touch, 1982-Defense/Touch, 1983-Defense/Touch, 1985-Defense/Touch, 1986-Offense/Touch, 1986-Defense/Touch
LEAGUE MVP (3): 1977-Offense/Touch, 1981-Offense/Touch, 1982-Offense/Touch
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM (30):  1976-1, 1977-4, 1978-2, 1979-3, 1982-2, 1983-6, 1984-2, 1985-1, 1986-3, 1987-2, 1988-1, 1989-2, 1992-1
TOURNAMENT MVP (5): 1976-1, 1983-2, 1986-1, 1989-1

BILL WAS NAMED EUCLID PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 1977 AND EASTLAKE PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 1983.  1,834 CAREER RECEPTIONS, 22,010 CAREER YARDS RECEIVING, 12.0 YARDS PER RECEPTION, 340 CAREER TOUCHDOWNS, 2,098 CAREER POINTS, 29 INT’S FOR TD’S, 282 DEFLECTIONS, 895 FLAG PULLS/TAGS, 30 CAREER SACKS, 163 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS, 3 INT’S IN ONE GAME, 6 DEFLECTIONS IN ONE GAME, 4 SACKS IN ONE GAME, 11 FLAG PULL/TAGS IN ONE GAME, 14 RECEPTIONS IN ONE GAME, 4 TOUCHDOWNS IN ONE GAME, 8 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES. PLAYED ON NUMEROUS GIBBS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS.