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Larry Brunson

Lawrence Rudolph Brunson

Position: WR
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 11, 1949 in Little Rock, AR
College: Colorado, Mesa

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 11th round (263rd overall) of the 1972 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
1974 25 KAN RET 14 0 19 111 0 29 5.8 12 280 0 57 23.3 732
1975 26 KAN WR 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 1 8 0 8 8.0 499
1976 27 KAN WR 14 14 31 387 0 48 12.5 1042
1977 28 KAN WR 11 0 20 108 0 19 5.4 11 216 0 32 19.6 627
1978 29 OAK 2 0 6 154 0 47 25.7 154
1979 30 OAK 11 0 2 8 0 7 4.0 17 441 0 89 25.9 498
1980 31 DEN RET 13 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 40 923 0 53 23.1 950
Career 79 14 75 630 0 48 8.4 87 2022 0 89 23.2 4502
4 yrs KAN 53 14 71 610 0 48 8.6 24 504 0 57 21.0 2900
2 yrs OAK 13 0 2 8 0 7 4.0 23 595 0 89 25.9 652
1 yr DEN 13 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 40 923 0 53 23.1 950

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1974 25 KAN RET 14 0 22 374 17.0 2 84 1.6 26.7 5 -33 0 0 -6.6 -2.4 0.4 341 2 3
1975 26 KAN WR 14 0 23 398 17.3 2 36 1.6 28.4 2 89 0 65 44.5 6.4 0.1 487 2 0
1976 27 KAN WR 14 14 33 656 19.9 1 57 2.4 46.9 3 -1 0 5 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 655 1 2
1977 28 KAN WR 11 0 20 295 14.8 0 63 1.8 26.8 2 8 0 11 4.0 0.7 0.2 303 0 1
1979 30 OAK 11 0 5 49 9.8 1 17 0.5 4.5 49 1 1
1980 31 DEN RET 13 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.2 15 0 0
Career 79 14 104 1787 17.2 6 84 1.3 22.6 12 63 0 65 5.3 0.8 0.2 1850 6 7
4 yrs KAN 53 14 98 1723 17.6 5 84 1.8 32.5 12 63 0 65 5.3 1.2 0.2 1786 5 6
2 yrs OAK 13 0 5 49 9.8 1 17 0.4 3.8 49 1 1
1 yr DEN 13 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.2 15 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1974 25 KAN RET 14 0 3 2 2 0
1976 27 KAN WR 14 14 2 1 0 0
1977 28 KAN WR 11 0 1 0 0 0
1979 30 OAK 11 0 1 0 0 0
Career 79 14 7 3 2 0
4 yrs KAN 53 14 6 3 2 0
2 yrs OAK 13 0 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1974 25 KAN RET 14 0 2 12
1975 26 KAN WR 14 0 2 12
1976 27 KAN WR 14 14 1 6
1979 30 OAK 11 0 1 6
Career 79 14 6 36
4 yrs KAN 53 14 5 30
2 yrs OAK 13 0 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Rush

1975 NFL 65 (5)

Long Reception

1974 NFL 84 (2)

Yds/Reception

1976 NFL 19.9 (6)

Kick Returns

1980 NFL 40 (7)
Career 87 (196)

Kick Return Yds

1980 NFL 923 (6)
Career 2022 (198)

Long Kick Return

1979 NFL 89 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1979 NFL 25.9 (1)
1980 NFL 23.1 (7)
Career 23.2 (132)

Punt Return Yds

1976 NFL 387 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1976 NFL 12.5 (5)
Career 8.4 (183)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 162 (167)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1980 NFL 935 (10)
Career 2652 (189)

 

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)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1974 25 14 WR 46 45
1975 26 14 WR 61 40
1976 27 14 WR 72 32
1977 28 11 WR 30 57
1979 30 11 WR 11 96
1980 31 13 WR 2 119
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