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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
Died: May 5, 1986 in Houston, TX
College: Auburn   (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 33 (2996th overall since 1950)

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
1956 23 CRD 35 11 43 203 0 30 4.7 18.5 3.9 6 82 13.7 1 34 0.5 7.5 285 1 1 1
1957 24 CRD 35 12 41 168 1 39 4.1 14.0 3.4 10 146 14.6 0 28 0.8 12.2 314 1 3 1
1958 25 CRD FB 35 10 50 170 0 30 3.4 17.0 5.0 35 406 11.6 4 26 3.5 40.6 576 4 3 6
1959 26 CRD RH 35 9 30 59 0 9 2.0 6.6 3.3 4 73 18.3 1 52 0.4 8.1 132 1 1 5
1960 27 STL FL 35 12 34 240 0 28 7.1 20.0 2.8 11 202 18.4 2 52 0.9 16.8 442 2 2 5
1962 29 STL 35 14 37 162 0 15 4.4 11.6 2.6 15 207 13.8 1 42 1.1 14.8 369 1 2 3
1963 30 STL FB 35 14 174 701 2 28 4.0 50.1 12.4 25 354 14.2 2 78 1.8 25.3 1055 4 2 9
1964 31 STL HB 35 9 102 413 0 17 4.0 45.9 11.3 12 203 16.9 2 46 1.3 22.6 616 2 0 6
1965 32 STL 35 5 19 94 0 13 4.9 18.8 3.8 3 27 9.0 0 10 0.6 5.4 121 0 0 1
Career 96 530 2210 3 39 4.2 23.0 5.5 121 1700 14.0 13 78 1.3 17.7 3910 16 14 37

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1956 23 CRD 35 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 285
1962 29 STL 35 14 3 19 0 10 6.3 388
Career 96 4 19 0 10 4.8 3929

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1956 23 CRD 35 11 0 1 0 0 0
1957 24 CRD 35 12 0 3 2 0 0
1958 25 CRD FB 35 10 0 3 0 0 0
1959 26 CRD RH 35 9 0 1 1 -10 0
1960 27 STL FL 35 12 0 2 2 4 0
1962 29 STL 35 14 0 2 0 0 0
1963 30 STL FB 35 14 0 2 2 0 0
Career 96 0 14 7 -6 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec 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% 4QC GWD
1957 24 CRD 35 12 1 2 50.0 43 0 0.0 1 50.0 43 21.5 -1.0 43.0 3.6 56.2 0 0
1958 25 CRD FB 35 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
Career 96 1 3 33.3 43 0 0.0 1 33.3 43 14.3 -0.7 43.0 0.4 42.4 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1956 23 CRD 35 11 1 1 6
1957 24 CRD 35 12 1 1 6
1958 25 CRD FB 35 10 4 4 24
1959 26 CRD RH 35 9 1 1 6
1960 27 STL FL 35 12 2 2 12
1962 29 STL 35 14 1 1 6
1963 30 STL FB 35 14 2 2 4 24
1964 31 STL HB 35 9 2 2 12
Career 96 3 13 16 96

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Rushing Att
1963 NFL 174 (6)

Rushing Yds
1963 NFL 701 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att
Career 4.2 (166)

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)

Sacks
1956 NFL 0.0 (1)
1957 NFL 0.0 (1)
1958 NFL 0.0 (1)
1959 NFL 0.0 (1)
1960 NFL 0.0 (1)