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Leon Burton

Walter Leon Burton

Position: HB
Height: 5-9    Weight: 172 lbs.
Born: March 13, 1935 in Flint, MI
College: Arizona State

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 8th round (87th overall) of the 1958 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
1960 25 NYT RET 14 0 12 93 0 21 7.8 30 862 2 101 28.7 1082
Career 14 0 12 93 0 21 7.8 30 862 2 101 28.7 1082

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1960 25 NYT RET 14 0 16 119 1 30 7.4 8.5 1.1 3 8 2.7 0 8 0.2 0.6 127 1 6
Career 14 0 16 119 1 30 7.4 8.5 1.1 3 8 2.7 0 8 0.2 0.6 127 1 6

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
1960 25 NYT RET 14 0 1 2 18
Career 14 0 1 2 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1960 AFL 2 (2)

Kick Returns

1960 AFL 30 (1)

Kick Return Yds

1960 AFL 862 (1)

Kick Return TD

1960 AFL 2 (1-- 13)
Career 2 (46)

Long Kick Return

1960 AFL 101 (2-- 46)

Yds/Kick Return

1960 AFL 28.7 (2-- 80)

Punt Returns

1960 AFL 12 (5)

Punt Return Yds

1960 AFL 93 (9)

Kick & Punt Returns

1960 AFL 42 (1)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1960 AFL 955 (2)

   

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)