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
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View Details For: 6 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Scored
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 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 |
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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)
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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 |