Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast Sfty AV Awards
1968 21 OAK AFL LCB 14 6 4 66 1 33 7 3 0 0 0.0 0 9 PB
1969 22 OAK AFL SS 14 12 2 38 1 22 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 7 PB
1970 23 OAK NFL SS 14 14 3 35 0 22 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 7
1971 24 OAK NFL SS 14 14 4 70 0 41 0 2 26 1 0.0 0 7
1972 25 OAK NFL SS 14 14 4 37 0 23 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 7
1973 26 OAK NFL SS 14 13 3 48 0 36 1 2 59 1 0.0 0 11
1974 27 OAK NFL SS 14 14 4 39 0 26 1 1 8 0 0.0 0 8
1975 28 OAK NFL SS 14 14 4 77 0 26 1 3 0 0 0.0 0 9
1976 29 OAK NFL SS 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6
1977 30 OAK NFL SS 12 11 2 38 0 24 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 6
1979 32 DEN NFL DB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2
11 Yrs 144 126 30 448 2 41 0 12 13 93 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 79
17 Game Avg 17 15 4 53 0 41 1 2 11 0 0.0 0 7
OAK (10 Yrs) 138 126 30 448 2 41 12 13 93 2 0.0 0 77
DEN (1 Yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2
NFL (9 Yrs) 116 108 24 344 0 41 0 5 10 93 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 63
AFL (2 Yrs) 28 18 6 104 2 33 7 3 0 0 0.0 0 16
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1968 21 OAK AFL LCB 2 2 1 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1969 22 OAK AFL SS 2 2 1 57 1 57 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1970 23 OAK NFL SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1972 25 OAK NFL SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1973 26 OAK NFL SS 2 2 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1974 27 OAK NFL SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1975 28 OAK NFL SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1976 29 OAK NFL SS 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6 0
8 Yrs 16 16 3 97 1 57 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 6 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 3 103 1 57 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 6 0
NFL (6 Yrs) 12 12 1 8 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 6 0
AFL (2 Yrs) 4 4 2 89 1 57 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1968 21 OAK AFL LCB 14 6 36 490 2 86 13.6 32 802 0 60 25.1 1358 PB
1969 22 OAK AFL SS 14 12 25 153 0 30 6.1 16 382 0 39 23.9 573 PB
1970 23 OAK NFL SS 14 14 4 12 0 10 3.0 23 574 0 62 25.0 621
1971 24 OAK NFL SS 14 14 20 159 0 34 8.0 0 0 0 0 255
1972 25 OAK NFL SS 14 14 10 33 0 8 3.3 3 75 0 34 25.0 145
1973 26 OAK NFL SS 14 13 41 336 1 63 8.2 0 0 0 0 443
1974 27 OAK NFL SS 14 14 4 31 0 13 7.8 0 0 0 0 78
1975 28 OAK NFL SS 14 14 8 33 0 12 4.1 2 60 0 45 30.0 170
11 Yrs 144 126 148 1247 3 86 8.4 76 1893 0 62 24.9 3681
17 Game Avg 17 15 17 147 0 10 8.4 9 223 0 7 24.9 435
OAK (10 Yrs) 138 126 148 1247 3 86 8.4 76 1893 0 62 24.9 3681
DEN (1 Yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NFL (9 Yrs) 116 108 87 604 1 63 6.9 28 709 0 62 25.3 1750
AFL (2 Yrs) 28 18 61 643 2 86 10.5 48 1184 0 60 24.7 1931
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1968 21 OAK AFL LCB 2 2 2 11 0 7 5.5 5 146 0 34 29.2 189
1969 22 OAK AFL SS 2 2 4 18 0 17 4.5 4 133 0 52 33.3 208
1970 23 OAK NFL SS 2 2 3 9 0 10 3.0 3 56 0 27 18.7 65
1972 25 OAK NFL SS 1 1 1 37 0 37 37.0 0 0 0 0 37
1973 26 OAK NFL SS 2 2 3 11 0 13 3.7 0 0 0 0 19
8 Yrs 16 16 13 86 0 37 6.6 12 335 0 52 27.9 518
17 Game Avg 17 17 14 91 0 39 6.6 13 356 0 55 27.9 550
NFL (6 Yrs) 12 12 7 57 0 37 8.1 3 56 0 27 18.7 121
AFL (2 Yrs) 4 4 6 29 0 17 4.8 9 279 0 52 31.0 397
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Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1968 21 OAK AFL LCB 14 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3 PB
1969 22 OAK AFL SS 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 PB
1971 24 OAK NFL SS 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1973 26 OAK NFL SS 14 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
11 Yrs 144 126 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0.3
17 Game Avg 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.3
OAK (10 Yrs) 138 126 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0.3
DEN (1 Yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NFL (9 Yrs) 116 108 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.2
AFL (2 Yrs) 28 18 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.9
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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1969 22 OAK AFL SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
8 Yrs 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
NFL (6 Yrs) 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
AFL (2 Yrs) 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was George Atkinson born?

George Atkinson was born on January 4, 1947.

Where was George Atkinson born?

George Atkinson was born in Savannah, GA.

How tall was George Atkinson?

George Atkinson was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did George Atkinson weigh when playing?

George Atkinson weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Is George Atkinson in the Hall of Fame?

George Atkinson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did George Atkinson play?

George Atkinson played 144 games over his career.

How many interception return yards did George Atkinson have?

George Atkinson had 448 interception return yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has George Atkinson won?

George Atkinson won 1 Super Bowl.

When did George Atkinson retire?

George Atkinson last played in 1979.

What are George Atkinson's nicknames?

Butch is a nickname for George Atkinson.