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Bruce Alford

Herbert Bruce Alford Sr.

Position: E-DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: September 12, 1922 in Waco, TX
Died: May 8, 2010 in Fort Worth, TX
College: TCU   (school history)
Drafted by the Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers in the 8th round (62nd overall) of the 1943 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 3 (10113th overall since 1950)
1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1946 24 NYY RE 13 10 13 173 13.3 0 0 1.0 13.3 173 0 0 0
1947+ 25 NYY RE 13 13 20 298 14.9 5 52 1.5 22.9 298 5 0 0
1948 26 NYY RE 14 10 32 578 18.1 3 57 2.3 41.3 578 3 0 0
1949 27 NYY RE 11 11 11 213 19.4 1 0 1.0 19.4 213 1 0 0
1950 28 NYY 12 12 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.2 14 0 0 2
1951 29 NYY 12 12 4 65 16.3 0 59 0.3 5.4 65 0 0 1
Career 75 44 81 1341 16.6 9 59 1.1 17.9 1341 9 0 3
4 yrs NYY 51 44 76 1262 16.6 9 57 1.5 24.7 1262 9 0 0
2 yrs NYY 24 0 5 79 15.8 0 59 0.2 3.3 79 0 0 3

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1946 24 NYY RE 13 10 1 62 0 62 62.0 235
1947+ 25 NYY RE 13 13 1 34 1 34 34.0 2 90 1 79 45.0 422
1949 27 NYY RE 11 11 2 31 0 0 15.5 244
Career 75 44 1 34 1 34 34.0 5 183 1 79 36.6 1558

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1947+ 25 NYY RE 13 13 1 1 0 1 0
Career 75 44 1 1 0 1 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1947+ 25 NYY RE 13 13 5 1 1 7 42
1948 26 NYY RE 14 10 3 3 18
1949 27 NYY RE 11 11 1 1 6
1950 28 NYY 12 12 1 1 6
Career 75 44 9 1 1 1 12 72
4 yrs NYY 51 44 9 1 1 11 66
2 yrs NYY 24 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

First-Team All-Pro
1947

Receptions
1948 AAFC 32 (10)

Receiving Yds
1948 AAFC 578 (10)

Receiving TD
1947 AAFC 5 (8)

Long Reception
1947 AAFC 52 (10)
1948 AAFC 57 (10)

Yds/Reception
1948 AAFC 18.1 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs
1947 AAFC 2 (1)
1950 NFL 1 (8)

Kick Return TD
1947 AAFC 1 (1/67)
Career 1 (117)

Long Kick Return
1946 AAFC 62 (6)
1947 AAFC 79 (6)

Punt Return TD
1947 AAFC 1 (1/97)
Career 1 (155)

Long Punt Return
1947 AAFC 34 (3)

Sacks
1946 AAFC 0.0 (1)
1947 AAFC 0.0 (1)
1948 AAFC 0.0 (1)
1949 AAFC 0.0 (1)
1950 NFL 0.0 (1)
1951 NFL 0.0 (1)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19471st TeamAll-AAFCAssociated Press