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Joe Childress

Joseph Childress

Position: HB-FB-FL
Height: 6-0    Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: October 26, 1933 in Robertsdale, AL
College: Auburn

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1st round (7th 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 23 CRD 11 0 43 203 0 30 4.7 18.5 3.9 6 82 13.7 1 34 0.5 7.5 285 1 1
1957 24 CRD 12 0 41 168 1 39 4.1 14.0 3.4 10 146 14.6 0 28 0.8 12.2 314 1 3
1958 25 CRD FB 10 0 50 170 0 30 3.4 17.0 5.0 35 406 11.6 4 26 3.5 40.6 576 4 3
1959 26 CRD RH 9 0 30 59 0 9 2.0 6.6 3.3 4 73 18.3 1 52 0.4 8.1 132 1 1
1960 27 STL FL 12 0 34 240 0 28 7.1 20.0 2.8 11 202 18.4 2 52 0.9 16.8 442 2 2
1962 29 STL hb 14 0 37 162 0 15 4.4 11.6 2.6 15 207 13.8 1 42 1.1 14.8 369 1 2
1963 30 STL FB 14 0 174 701 2 28 4.0 50.1 12.4 25 354 14.2 2 78 1.8 25.3 1055 4 2
1964 31 STL HB 9 0 102 413 0 17 4.0 45.9 11.3 12 203 16.9 2 46 1.3 22.6 616 2 0
1965 32 STL fb 5 0 19 94 0 13 4.9 18.8 3.8 3 27 9.0 0 10 0.6 5.4 121 0 0
Career 96 0 530 2210 3 39 4.2 23.0 5.5 121 1700 14.0 13 78 1.3 17.7 3910 16 14

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 23 CRD 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 285
1962 29 STL hb 14 0 3 19 0 10 6.3 388
Career 96 0 4 19 0 10 4.8 3929

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 23 CRD 11 0 1 0 0 0
1957 24 CRD 12 0 3 2 0 0
1958 25 CRD FB 10 0 3 0 0 0
1959 26 CRD RH 9 0 1 1 -10 0
1960 27 STL FL 12 0 2 2 4 0
1962 29 STL hb 14 0 2 0 0 0
1963 30 STL FB 14 0 2 2 0 0
Career 96 0 14 7 -6 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%
1957 24 CRD 12 0 1 2 50.0 43 0 0.0 1 50.0 43 21.5 -1.0 43.0 3.6 56.2
1958 25 CRD FB 10 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 96 0 1 3 33.3 43 0 0.0 1 33.3 43 14.3 -0.7 43.0 0.4 42.4

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
1956 23 CRD 11 0 1 6
1957 24 CRD 12 0 1 6
1958 25 CRD FB 10 0 4 24
1959 26 CRD RH 9 0 1 6
1960 27 STL FL 12 0 2 12
1962 29 STL hb 14 0 1 6
1963 30 STL FB 14 0 2 2 24
1964 31 STL HB 9 0 2 12
Career 96 0 3 13 96

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Att

1963 NFL 174 (6)

Rushing Yds

1963 NFL 701 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att

Career 4.2 (148)

Rushing Yds/Game

1963 NFL 50.1 (10)
1964 NFL 45.9 (9)

Long Reception

1963 NFL 78 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

1963 NFL 1055 (9)

Touches

1963 NFL 199 (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)