Herbert Bruce Alford Sr.
Position: E-DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: September 12, 1922 in Waco, TX
College: TCU
1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers in the 8th round (62nd overall) of the 1943 Draft
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View Details For: 12 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1946 | 24 | NYY | RE | 13 | 10 | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 | 173 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947+ | 25 | NYY | RE | 13 | 13 | 20 | 298 | 14.9 | 5 | 52 | 1.5 | 22.9 | 298 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 | 26 | NYY | RE | 14 | 10 | 32 | 578 | 18.1 | 3 | 57 | 2.3 | 41.3 | 578 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 | 27 | NYY | RE | 11 | 11 | 11 | 213 | 19.4 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 213 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | 28 | NYY | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | NYY | 12 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 59 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 65 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 75 | 44 | 81 | 1341 | 16.6 | 9 | 59 | 1.1 | 17.9 | 1341 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NYY | 51 | 44 | 76 | 1262 | 16.6 | 9 | 57 | 1.5 | 24.7 | 1262 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | NYY | 24 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | 59 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | |||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | 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 | ||||||||||
| Career | 75 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1947+ | 25 | NYY | RE | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1948 | 26 | NYY | RE | 14 | 10 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 27 | NYY | RE | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | 28 | NYY | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 75 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NYY | 51 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | NYY | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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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)
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1947 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AAFC |