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Kermit Alexander

Kermit Joseph Alexander

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: January 4, 1941 in New Iberia, LA
College: UCLA

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1st round (5th overall) of the AFL 1963 Draft
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1963 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1963 22 SFO LCB 14 14 24 638 0 48 26.6 638
1964 23 SFO RS 14 12 21 189 1 70 9.0 20 483 0 44 24.2 672
1965 24 SFO RS 14 9 35 262 0 40 7.5 32 741 0 46 23.2 1003
1966 25 SFO RCB 14 14 30 198 1 44 6.6 37 984 0 56 26.6 1182
1967 26 SFO RCB 13 13 6 64 0 31 10.7 1 18 0 18 18.0 82
1968* 27 SFO RCB 14 14 24 87 0 26 3.6 20 360 0 35 18.0 447
1969 28 SFO RCB 11 10 4 -18 0 0 -4.5 3 47 0 24 15.7 29
1970 29 RAM RCB 14 14 7 38 0 49 5.4 7 126 0 30 18.0 164
1971 30 RAM SS 14 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
1972 31 PHI 7 0 0
1973 32 PHI 14 0 5 10 0 5 2.0 9 189 0 25 21.0 199
Career 143 114 133 835 2 70 6.3 153 3586 0 56 23.4 4421
7 yrs SFO 94 86 120 782 2 70 6.5 137 3271 0 56 23.9 4053
2 yrs PHI 21 0 5 10 0 5 2.0 9 189 0 25 21.0 199
2 yrs STL 28 28 8 43 0 49 5.4 7 126 0 30 18.0 169

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1963 22 SFO LCB 14 14 5 72 0 38 2 1 0 0
1964 23 SFO RS 14 12 5 65 0 24 3 5 11 0
1965 24 SFO RS 14 9 3 23 0 15 7 8 2 0
1966 25 SFO RCB 14 14 4 73 0 55 4 4 14 1
1967 26 SFO RCB 13 13 5 72 0 48 0 2 0 0
1968* 27 SFO RCB 14 14 9 155 1 66 4 1 0 0
1969 28 SFO RCB 11 10 5 39 0 22 3 2 0 0
1970 29 RAM RCB 14 14 4 47 1 25 1 2 0 0
1971 30 RAM SS 14 14 3 122 1 82
1973 32 PHI 14 0 5 3 4 0
Career 143 114 43 668 3 82 29 28 31 1
7 yrs SFO 94 86 36 499 1 66 23 23 27 1
2 yrs PHI 21 0 5 3 4 0
2 yrs STL 28 28 7 169 2 82 1 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1964 23 SFO RS 14 12 1 6
1966 25 SFO RCB 14 14 1 1 12
1968* 27 SFO RCB 14 14 1 6
1970 29 RAM RCB 14 14 1 6
1971 30 RAM SS 14 14 1 6
Career 143 114 2 1 3 36
7 yrs SFO 94 86 2 1 1 24
2 yrs STL 28 28 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1968

Non-Offensive TDs

1964 NFL 1 (9)
1966 NFL 2 (1)
1968 NFL 1 (9)
1970 NFL 1 (9)
1971 NFL 1 (9)
Career 6 (65)

Kick Returns

1963 NFL 24 (6)
1965 NFL 32 (1)
1966 NFL 37 (2)
Career 153 (67)

Kick Return Yds

1963 NFL 638 (7)
1965 NFL 741 (1)
1966 NFL 984 (2)
Career 3586 (68)

Yds/Kick Return

1963 NFL 26.6 (9)
1966 NFL 26.6 (7)
Career 23.4 (128)

Punt Returns

1964 NFL 21 (4)
1965 NFL 35 (2)
1966 NFL 30 (3)
1968 NFL 24 (6)
Career 133 (93)

Punt Return Yds

1964 NFL 189 (6)
1965 NFL 262 (4)
1966 NFL 198 (4)
Career 835 (164)

Punt Return TD

1964 NFL 1 (2-- 85)
1966 NFL 1 (1-- 85)
Career 2 (69)

Long Punt Return

1964 NFL 70 (2)

Yds/Punt Return

1964 NFL 9.0 (8)
1965 NFL 7.5 (7)
1966 NFL 6.6 (5)

Kick & Punt Returns

1964 NFL 41 (6)
1965 NFL 67 (1)
1966 NFL 67 (1)
1968 NFL 44 (3)
Career 286 (59)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1963 NFL 638 (8)
1964 NFL 672 (9)
1965 NFL 1003 (2)
1966 NFL 1182 (1)
Career 4421 (65)

Fumbles

1965 NFL 7 (10)

Fumbles Recovered

1964 NFL 5 (1)
1965 NFL 8 (1-- 6)
1966 NFL 4 (3)
Career 28 (27)

Fumble Return TD

1966 NFL 1 (1-- 38)
Career 1 (199)

Interceptions

1964 NFL 5 (8)
1968 NFL 9 (2-- 76)
1969 NFL 5 (7)
Career 43 (58)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1968 NFL 155 (3)
1971 NFL 122 (7)
Career 668 (55)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1968 NFL 1 (3)
1970 NFL 1 (3)
1971 NFL 1 (4)
Career 3 (103)

Long Intercep. Return

1968 NFL 66 (9)
1971 NFL 82 (2)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL