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

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 43 (2047th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 18, 2013 7:25PM
All-Time Rank: #1482. Johnny Olszewski… #1483. Monty Stickles… #1484. Joe Taylor… #1485. DON BOSSELER… #1486. Joe Beauchamp… #1487. Luke Owens… #1488. Ray May… 

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 AV
1957 21 WAS FB 31 12 167 673 7 28 4.0 56.1 13.9 19 152 8.0 0 25 1.6 12.7 825 7 3 12
1958 22 WAS 31 10 109 475 4 23 4.4 47.5 10.9 14 101 7.2 0 28 1.4 10.1 576 4 0 3
1959* 23 WAS FB 31 12 119 644 3 41 5.4 53.7 9.9 11 47 4.3 0 10 0.9 3.9 691 3 1 8
1960 24 WAS FB 31 11 109 428 2 29 3.9 38.9 9.9 13 86 6.6 0 50 1.2 7.8 514 2 0 6
1961 25 WAS FB 31 12 77 220 2 16 2.9 18.3 6.4 16 94 5.9 1 18 1.3 7.8 314 3 2 3
1962 26 WAS FB 31 14 93 336 2 15 3.6 24.0 6.6 32 258 8.1 0 35 2.3 18.4 594 2 3 8
1963 27 WAS FB 31 14 79 290 2 18 3.7 20.7 5.6 25 289 11.6 0 61 1.8 20.6 579 2 0 7
1964 28 WAS 31 11 22 46 0 9 2.1 4.2 2.0 6 56 9.3 0 18 0.5 5.1 102 0 0 2
Career 96 775 3112 22 41 4.0 32.4 8.1 136 1083 8.0 1 61 1.4 11.3 4195 23 9 49

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
1957 21 WAS FB 31 12 0 3 1 0 0
1959* 23 WAS FB 31 12 0 1 0 0 0
1960 24 WAS FB 31 11 0 0 1 0 0
1961 25 WAS FB 31 12 0 2 1 0 0
1962 26 WAS FB 31 14 0 3 2 0 0
1963 27 WAS FB 31 14 0 0 1 10 0
Career 96 0 9 6 10 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec 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% 4QC GWD
1959* 23 WAS FB 31 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
Career 96 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

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
1958 22 WAS 31 10 1 2 0 2 2.0 578
Career 96 1 2 0 2 2.0 4197

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1957 21 WAS FB 31 12 7 7 42
1958 22 WAS 31 10 4 4 24
1959* 23 WAS FB 31 12 3 3 18
1960 24 WAS FB 31 11 2 2 12
1961 25 WAS FB 31 12 2 1 3 18
1962 26 WAS FB 31 14 2 2 12
1963 27 WAS FB 31 14 2 2 12
Career 96 22 1 23 138

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

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 (3/98)

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)

Sacks
1957 NFL 0.0 (1)
1958 NFL 0.0 (1)
1959 NFL 0.0 (1)
1960 NFL 0.0 (1)
1961 NFL 0.0 (1)
1962 NFL 0.0 (1)
1963 NFL 0.0 (1)
1964 NFL 0.0 (1)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19572nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press