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Mike Curtis

James Michael Curtis

Position: LB-FB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: March 27, 1943 in Washington, DC
College: Duke

Career AV: 90 (234th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round (21st overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.

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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 AV
1965 22 BAL 32 14 0 2
1966 23 BAL LLB 32 12 7 0 1 0 1 8
1967 24 BAL 32 3 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 0 0 2
1968*+ 25 BAL LLB 32 14 0 2 38 1 38 0 3 0 0 20
1969+ 26 BAL MLB 32 14 0 14
1970* 27 BAL MLB 32 14 0 5 50 0 18 12
1971* 28 BAL MLB 32 13 0 3 44 0 31 14
1972 29 BAL MLB 32 14 0 4 74 1 33 8
1973 30 BAL MLB 32 7 0 2 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 6
1974* 31 BAL MLB 32 14 0 3 24 0 11 0 1 0 0 9
1975 32 BAL mlb 32 6 6 1 3 0 3 3
1976 33 SEA RLB 32 14 14 2 40 0 26 1 1 9 0 5
1977 34 WAS RLB 32 14 10 1 1 0 1 7
1978 35 WAS 32 13 2 1 0 0 0 2
Career 166 39 25 289 2 38 1 9 9 1 112
11 yrs CLT 125 13 21 248 2 38 0 8 0 1 98
2 yrs WAS 27 12 2 1 0 1 9
1 yr SEA 14 14 2 40 0 26 1 1 9 0 5

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
1965 22 BAL 32 14 0 6 1 0 4 0.2 0.1 0.4 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.4 6 0 0
Career 166 39 6 1 0 4 0.2 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.0 0.0 6 0 1

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
1965 22 BAL 32 14 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 16
1966 23 BAL LLB 32 12 7 3 64 0 34 21.3 64
Career 166 39 5 74 0 34 14.8 80

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1966 23 BAL LLB 32 12 7 1 1 6
1968*+ 25 BAL LLB 32 14 0 1 1 6
1972 29 BAL MLB 32 14 0 1 1 6
Career 166 39 1 2 3 18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1968
1970
1971
1974

First-Team All-Pro

1968
1969

Non-Offensive TDs

1966 NFL 1 (7)
1968 NFL 1 (9)
1972 NFL 1 (7)

Fumbles Recovered

1968 NFL 3 (8)

Fumble Return TD

1966 NFL 1 (1/38)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1968 NFL 1 (3)
1972 NFL 1 (4)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1968Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL/AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1970UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1971UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1974UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.