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Pete Athas

Peter Garrett Athas

Position: DB-WR
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 15, 1946 in Hackensack, NJ
College: Tennessee

Career AV: 22 (4046th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 10th round (257th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
1971 25 NYG 45 13 0 3 21 0 10 7.0 24 2
1972 26 NYG LCB 45 14 0 8 95 0 48 11.9 95 7
1973 27 NYG LCB 45 14 0 20 153 0 28 7.7 153 6
1974 28 NYG LCB 45 14 0 20 180 0 22 9.0 180 5
1975 29 2TM ss/ 11 0 6 37 0 16 6.2 6 95 0 23 15.8 132 3
MIN 45 5 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 0
CLE ss 24 6 0 5 36 0 16 7.2 6 95 0 23 15.8 131 3
1976 30 NOR RET 45 13 0 35 332 0 67 9.5 2 68 0 39 34.0 400 1
Career 79 0 92 818 0 67 8.9 8 163 0 39 20.4 984 24
4 yrs NYG 55 0 51 449 0 48 8.8 452 20
1 yr CLE 6 0 5 36 0 16 7.2 6 95 0 23 15.8 131 3
1 yr MIN 5 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 0
1 yr NOR 13 0 35 332 0 67 9.5 2 68 0 39 34.0 400 1

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
1971 25 NYG 45 13 0 2 52 1 37 1 2 2 0
1972 26 NYG LCB 45 14 0 4 11 0 9 1 3 6 0
1973 27 NYG LCB 45 14 0 5 52 0 26 5 5 13 0
1974 28 NYG LCB 45 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1975 29 2TM ss/ 11 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
MIN 45 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
CLE ss 24 6 0 3 1 0 0
1976 30 NOR RET 45 13 0 2 22 0 22 3 1 0 0
Career 79 0 16 137 1 37 15 13 21 0
4 yrs NYG 55 0 13 115 1 37 8 11 21 0
1 yr CLE 6 0 3 1 0 0
1 yr MIN 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 yr NOR 13 0 2 22 0 22 3 1 0 0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1971 25 NYG 45 13 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 3 0 1
Career 79 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.0 0.0 3 0 15

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1971 25 NYG 45 13 0 1 1 6
Career 79 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1971 NFL 1 (9)

Punt Returns

Career 92 (168)

Punt Return Yds

Career 818 (173)

Long Punt Return

1976 NFL 67 (6)

Yds/Punt Return

Career 8.9 (158)

Fumbles Recovered

1973 NFL 5 (4)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1971 NFL 1 (4)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)