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Don Bosseler

Donald John Bosseler

Position: FB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: January 24, 1936 in Weathersfield, NY
College: Miami (FL)

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1957 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1957 21 WAS FB 12 0 167 673 7 28 4.0 56.1 13.9 19 152 8.0 0 25 1.6 12.7 825 7 3
1958 22 WAS fb 10 0 109 475 4 23 4.4 47.5 10.9 14 101 7.2 0 28 1.4 10.1 576 4 0
1959* 23 WAS FB 12 0 119 644 3 41 5.4 53.7 9.9 11 47 4.3 0 10 0.9 3.9 691 3 1
1960 24 WAS FB 11 0 109 428 2 29 3.9 38.9 9.9 13 86 6.6 0 50 1.2 7.8 514 2 0
1961 25 WAS FB 12 0 77 220 2 16 2.9 18.3 6.4 16 94 5.9 1 18 1.3 7.8 314 3 2
1962 26 WAS FB 14 0 93 336 2 15 3.6 24.0 6.6 32 258 8.1 0 35 2.3 18.4 594 2 3
1963 27 WAS FB 14 0 79 290 2 18 3.7 20.7 5.6 25 289 11.6 0 61 1.8 20.6 579 2 0
1964 28 WAS 11 0 22 46 0 9 2.1 4.2 2.0 6 56 9.3 0 18 0.5 5.1 102 0 0
Career 96 0 775 3112 22 41 4.0 32.4 8.1 136 1083 8.0 1 61 1.4 11.3 4195 23 9

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
1957 21 WAS FB 12 0 3 1 0 0
1959* 23 WAS FB 12 0 1 0 0 0
1960 24 WAS FB 11 0 0 1 0 0
1961 25 WAS FB 12 0 2 1 0 0
1962 26 WAS FB 14 0 3 2 0 0
1963 27 WAS FB 14 0 0 1 10 0
Career 96 0 9 6 10 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1959* 23 WAS FB 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 96 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1958 22 WAS fb 10 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 578
Career 96 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 4197

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
1957 21 WAS FB 12 0 7 42
1958 22 WAS fb 10 0 4 24
1959* 23 WAS FB 12 0 3 18
1960 24 WAS FB 11 0 2 12
1961 25 WAS FB 12 0 2 1 18
1962 26 WAS FB 14 0 2 12
1963 27 WAS FB 14 0 2 12
Career 96 0 22 1 138

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1959

Rushing Att

1957 NFL 167 (3)

Rushing Yds

1957 NFL 673 (3)

Rushing TD

1957 NFL 7 (2)

Yds/Rushing Att

1959 NFL 5.4 (3-- 83)

Rushing Yds/Game

1957 NFL 56.1 (4)
1958 NFL 47.5 (10)

Touchdowns

1957 NFL 7 (6)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1957 NFL 7 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

1957 NFL 825 (8)

Touches

1957 NFL 186 (4)

   

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
1957 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL