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Rodger Bird

Rodger Paul Bird

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 2, 1943 in Corbin, KY
College: Kentucky

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1st round (63rd overall) of the AFL 1966 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
1966 23 OAK RET 14 0 37 323 0 42 8.7 19 390 0 32 20.5 713
1967 24 OAK RS 14 0 46 612 0 78 13.3 6 143 0 27 23.8 755
1968 25 OAK LS 10 8 11 128 0 50 11.6 128
Career 38 8 94 1063 0 78 11.3 25 533 0 32 21.3 1596

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1966 23 OAK RET 14 0 4 48 0 23
1967 24 OAK RS 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1968 25 OAK LS 10 8 3 62 1 23 1 1 0 0
Career 38 8 8 110 1 23 2 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1968 25 OAK LS 10 8 1 6
Career 38 8 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1968 AFL 1 (6)

Kick Returns

1966 AFL 19 (9)

Punt Returns

1966 AFL 37 (1)
1967 AFL 46 (1-- 63)
Career 94 (159)

Punt Return Yds

1966 AFL 323 (1)
1967 AFL 612 (1-- 16)
1968 AFL 128 (10)
Career 1063 (116)

Long Punt Return

1966 AFL 42 (7)
1967 AFL 78 (1)
1968 AFL 50 (7)

Yds/Punt Return

1966 AFL 8.7 (3)
1967 AFL 13.3 (2)
Career 11.3 (20)

Kick & Punt Returns

1966 AFL 56 (1)
1967 AFL 52 (2)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1966 AFL 713 (6)
1967 AFL 755 (3)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1968 AFL 1 (5)

     

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
1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL
1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL