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Butch Byrd

George Edward Byrd Jr.

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 211 lbs.
Born: September 20, 1941 in Watervliet, NY
College: Boston University

5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 4th round (25th overall) of the AFL 1964 Draft

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
1964* 23 BUF RCB 14 14 7 178 1 75
1965*+ 24 BUF RCB 14 14 5 119 0 62 3 0 0 0
1966*+ 25 BUF RCB 14 14 6 110 1 60 3 0 0 0
1967 26 BUF RCB 14 14 5 25 0 12 3 3 0 0
1968* 27 BUF RCB 14 14 6 76 1 53
1969*+ 28 BUF RCB 14 0 7 95 1 32 1 1 26 0
1970 29 BUF RCB 14 0 4 63 1 33
1971 30 DEN 14 0
Career 112 70 40 666 5 75 10 4 26 0

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
1964* 23 BUF RCB 14 14 2 4 0 4 2.0 4
1965*+ 24 BUF RCB 14 14 22 220 0 30 10.0 220
1966*+ 25 BUF RCB 14 14 23 186 1 72 8.1 186
1967 26 BUF RCB 14 14 30 142 0 19 4.7 142
1968* 27 BUF RCB 14 14 2 11 0 11 5.5 11
1969*+ 28 BUF RCB 14 0 7 37 0 32 5.3 37
Career 112 70 86 600 1 72 7.0 600

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
1964* 23 BUF RCB 14 14 1 6
1966*+ 25 BUF RCB 14 14 1 1 12
1968* 27 BUF RCB 14 14 1 6
1969*+ 28 BUF RCB 14 0 1 6
1970 29 BUF RCB 14 0 1 6
Career 112 70 1 5 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1964
1965
1966
1968
1969

1st-team All-Pro

1965
1966
1969

Non-Offensive TDs

1964 AFL 1 (1)
1966 AFL 2 (1)
1968 AFL 1 (6)
1969 AFL 1 (5)
1970 NFL 1 (9)
Career 6 (65)

Punt Returns

1965 AFL 22 (3)
1966 AFL 23 (2)
1967 AFL 30 (3)
Career 86 (174)

Punt Return Yds

1965 AFL 220 (4)
1966 AFL 186 (4)
1967 AFL 142 (7)

Punt Return TD

1966 AFL 1 (1-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

Long Punt Return

1965 AFL 30 (9)
1966 AFL 72 (4)

Yds/Punt Return

1965 AFL 10.0 (4)
1966 AFL 8.1 (5)
1967 AFL 4.7 (9)

Kick & Punt Returns

1965 AFL 22 (7)
1967 AFL 30 (9)

Fumbles Recovered

1967 AFL 3 (6)

Fumble Return Yds

1969 AFL 26 (9)

Interceptions

1964 AFL 7 (6)
1965 AFL 5 (9)
1966 AFL 6 (6)
1967 AFL 5 (9)
1968 AFL 6 (5)
1969 AFL 7 (4)
Career 40 (71)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1964 AFL 178 (2)
1965 AFL 119 (5)
1966 AFL 110 (8)
Career 666 (57)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1964 AFL 1 (1)
1966 AFL 1 (2)
1968 AFL 1 (5)
1969 AFL 1 (3)
1970 NFL 1 (3)
Career 5 (21)

Long Intercep. Return

1964 AFL 75 (4)
1965 AFL 62 (5)
1966 AFL 60 (5)
1968 AFL 53 (7)

 

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
1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL
1965 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL
1965 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL
1965 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL
1965 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL
1966 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL
1966 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL
1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL
1966 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL
1966 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL
1968 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL
1968 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL