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Howard Cassady

Howard Albert Cassady

Position: HB-SE-FL
Height: 5-10    Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: March 2, 1934 in Columbus, OH
College: Ohio State

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1956 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1956 22 DET RET 12 0 97 413 0 33 4.3 34.4 8.1 9 83 9.2 0 21 0.8 6.9 496 0 2
1957 23 DET RH 12 0 73 250 3 57 3.4 20.8 6.1 25 325 13.0 3 48 2.1 27.1 575 6 3
1958 24 DET RH 10 0 45 198 0 33 4.4 19.8 4.5 23 406 17.7 7 81 2.3 40.6 604 7 3
1959 25 DET LH 12 0 52 203 1 18 3.9 16.9 4.3 15 316 21.1 4 59 1.3 26.3 519 5 2
1960 26 DET RH 12 0 17 28 1 16 1.6 2.3 1.4 20 238 11.9 1 40 1.7 19.8 266 2 0
1961 27 DET RET 14 0 31 131 1 14 4.2 9.4 2.2 5 45 9.0 1 76 0.4 3.2 176 2 2
1962 28 2TM /se 10 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.6 0.1 14 188 13.4 2 47 1.4 18.8 194 2 1
CLE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
PHI se 5 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 1.2 0.2 14 188 13.4 2 47 2.8 37.6 194 2 1
1963 29 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 84 0 316 1229 6 57 3.9 14.6 3.8 111 1601 14.4 18 81 1.3 19.1 2830 24 13
7 yrs DET 74 0 315 1223 6 57 3.9 16.5 4.3 97 1413 14.6 16 81 1.3 19.1 2636 22 12
1 yr PHI 5 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 1.2 0.2 14 188 13.4 2 47 2.8 37.6 194 2 1

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1956 22 DET RET 12 0 13 83 0 34 6.4 16 382 0 42 23.9 961
1957 23 DET RH 12 0 10 232 0 37 23.2 807
1958 24 DET RH 10 0 3 4 0 4 1.3 6 126 0 39 21.0 734
1959 25 DET LH 12 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 8 163 0 34 20.4 696
1960 26 DET RH 12 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 4 82 0 28 20.5 373
1961 27 DET RET 14 0 16 159 0 21 9.9 9 127 0 23 14.1 462
1962 28 2TM /se 10 0 8 49 0 13 6.1 24 482 0 34 20.1 725
CLE 5 0 7 47 0 13 6.7 10 233 0 34 23.3 280
PHI se 5 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 14 249 0 34 17.8 445
1963 29 DET 2 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Career 84 0 43 341 0 34 7.9 77 1594 0 42 20.7 4765
7 yrs DET 74 0 35 292 0 34 8.3 53 1112 0 42 21.0 4040
1 yr CLE 5 0 7 47 0 13 6.7 10 233 0 34 23.3 280
1 yr PHI 5 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 14 249 0 34 17.8 445

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1956 22 DET RET 12 0 2 1 0 0
1957 23 DET RH 12 0 3 2 0 0
1958 24 DET RH 10 0 3 1 0 0
1959 25 DET LH 12 0 2 1 0 0
1961 27 DET RET 14 0 2 1 0 0
1962 28 2TM /se 10 0 1 1 0 0
PHI se 5 0 1 1 0 0
Career 84 0 13 7 0 0
7 yrs DET 74 0 12 6 0 0
1 yr PHI 5 0 1 1 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1956 22 DET RET 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0
1961 27 DET RET 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 84 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1957 23 DET RH 12 0 3 3 36
1958 24 DET RH 10 0 7 42
1959 25 DET LH 12 0 1 4 30
1960 26 DET RH 12 0 1 1 12
1961 27 DET RET 14 0 1 1 12
1962 28 2TM /se 10 0 2 12
PHI se 5 0 2 12
Career 84 0 6 18 144
7 yrs DET 74 0 6 16 132
1 yr PHI 5 0 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Receiving TD

1958 NFL 7 (5)

Long Reception

1958 NFL 81 (5)

Yds/Reception

1958 NFL 17.7 (9)

Touchdowns

1957 NFL 6 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1957 NFL 6 (9)

Yds/Touch

1956 NFL 7.1 (6)
1957 NFL 7.5 (5)
1958 NFL 9.5 (5)
1959 NFL 9.2 (2)

Kick Returns

1956 NFL 16 (6)

Kick Return Yds

1956 NFL 382 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1956 NFL 23.9 (9)

Punt Returns

1961 NFL 16 (8)

Punt Return Yds

1961 NFL 159 (6)

Yds/Punt Return

1956 NFL 6.4 (7)
1961 NFL 9.9 (6)

Kick & Punt Returns

1956 NFL 29 (8)
1962 NFL 32 (10)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1956 NFL 465 (6)

   

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