Billy Bajema biography
Date of birth : 1982-10-31
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-12-18
Credited as : Football player NFL, tight end for the St. Louis Rams, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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Pro Highlights:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent by St. Louis (3/30/08)…re-signed with San Francisco (3/28/08)…selected by San Francisco in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft (4/24/05).
PRO:
Fifth-year pro with career totals of seven catches for 88 yards…has played in 61 career games with 25 starts…has made 20 tackles on special teams.
2009 SEASON: Played in 15 games, starting five…Week 8 at Detroit (11/1): Set career-highs with two catches for 43 yards.
2008 SEASON: Played in all 16 games with a career-high 10 starts…made two catches for 34 yards…catches are the first for Bajema since the 2005 season…Week 17 vs. Washington (12/28): Recorded a career-long 29-yard reception.
2007 SEASON: Played in 14 games with two starts…saw most action in two tight end sets and as a blocker in short-yardage situations.
2006 SEASON: Played in 16 games with six starts…starts came in place of an injured Vernon Davis.
2005 SEASON: Played in 15 games with seven starts…recorded a career-high five catches for 54 yards…at Philadelphia (9/18): Made first career start in a two-tight end set…at Washington (10/23): Recorded a then career-long 24-yard catch.
College Highlights:
Played in 46 career games with 37 starts at Oklahoma State, recording 52 catches for 709 yards and four touchdowns…All-Big 12 Conference second-team selection in 2003…named ESPN Academic All-America, Academic All-District, Academic All-Big 12 Conference and to school Honor Roll four consecutive years…member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll six times…double-majored in general business and pre-med, carrying a 3.7 GPA.
Personal :
Attended Westmoore High in Oklahoma City, Okla…as a senior, passed for 845 yards, seven touchdowns, and nine interceptions as the team's quarterback and also saw playing time at defensive end…three-sport letterwinner in football, baseball and basketball…married to Emily with a son, Will.
