Sidney Blanks
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: April 29, 1940 in Del Rio, TX
College: Texas A&M-Kingsville
1-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 5th round (38th overall) of the AFL 1964 Draft
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (42nd overall) of the 1964 Draft
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View Details For: 11 Regular Season TDs Scored / 1 Regular Season TD Thrown
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1964* | 24 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 145 | 756 | 6 | 91 | 5.2 | 54.0 | 10.4 | 56 | 497 | 8.9 | 1 | 45 | 4.0 | 35.5 | 1253 | 7 | 5 |
| 1966 | 26 | HOU | hb | 14 | 0 | 71 | 235 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 | 16.8 | 5.1 | 19 | 234 | 12.3 | 2 | 42 | 1.4 | 16.7 | 469 | 2 | 2 |
| 1967 | 27 | HOU | 13 | 0 | 66 | 206 | 1 | 16 | 3.1 | 15.8 | 5.1 | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 1 | 39 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 299 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 28 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 63 | 169 | 0 | 10 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 13 | 184 | 14.2 | 0 | 61 | 0.9 | 13.1 | 353 | 0 | 3 |
| 1969 | 29 | BOS | 14 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 30 | BOS | 14 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 18 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 83 | 0 | 365 | 1440 | 7 | 91 | 3.9 | 17.3 | 4.4 | 106 | 1073 | 10.1 | 4 | 61 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 2513 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 4 yrs | TEN | 55 | 0 | 345 | 1366 | 7 | 91 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 6.3 | 99 | 1008 | 10.2 | 4 | 61 | 1.8 | 18.3 | 2374 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2 yrs | NWE | 28 | 0 | 20 | 74 | 0 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 0 | 18 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 139 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1964* | 24 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 9 | 207 | 0 | 32 | 23.0 | 1460 | |||||
| 1966 | 26 | HOU | hb | 14 | 0 | 21 | 487 | 0 | 37 | 23.2 | 956 | |||||
| 1968 | 28 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 22 | 179 | 0 | 39 | 8.1 | 532 | |||||
| 1969 | 29 | BOS | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2.0 | 6 | 131 | 0 | 25 | 21.8 | 187 | |
| 1970 | 30 | BOS | 14 | 0 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 22 | 9.2 | 7 | 152 | 0 | 29 | 21.7 | 328 | |
| Career | 83 | 0 | 36 | 272 | 0 | 39 | 7.6 | 43 | 977 | 0 | 37 | 22.7 | 3762 | |||
| 4 yrs | TEN | 55 | 0 | 22 | 179 | 0 | 39 | 8.1 | 30 | 694 | 0 | 37 | 23.1 | 3247 | ||
| 2 yrs | NWE | 28 | 0 | 14 | 93 | 0 | 22 | 6.6 | 13 | 283 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 515 | ||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1964* | 24 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | HOU | hb | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 27 | HOU | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 28 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 29 | BOS | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 83 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | TEN | 55 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | NWE | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1964* | 24 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 139.6 | |||||
| Career | 83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 139.6 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1964* | 24 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | HOU | hb | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 27 | HOU | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 83 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 66 |
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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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1964 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL |
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
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| 1970 | 30 | 14 | RB | 9 | 113 | ||
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