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Ben Davis

Benjamin Frank Davis Jr.

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: October 30, 1945 in Birmingham, AL
College: Defiance

Career AV: 47 (1570th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 17th round (439th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1967 22 CLE lcb 28 14 0 18 229 1 52 12.7 27 708 0 63 26.2 937 4
1968 23 CLE RCB 28 14 0 9 11 0 9 1.2 8 152 0 33 19.0 163 12
1969 24 CLE 28 1 0 0 1
1970 25 CLE rcb 28 7 0 0 3
1971 26 CLE RCB 28 12 0 0 8
1972* 27 CLE RCB 28 14 0 0 12
1973 28 CLE RCB 28 13 0 0 7
1974 29 DET 29 9 3 0 2
1975 30 DET 29 11 3 0 4
1976 31 DET 29 14 0 0 1
Career 109 6 27 240 1 52 8.9 35 860 0 63 24.6 1100 54

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1967 22 CLE lcb 28 14 0 1 9 0 9 2 0 0 0
1968 23 CLE RCB 28 14 0 8 162 0 44 4 1 0 0
1970 25 CLE rcb 28 7 0 1 0 0 0
1971 26 CLE RCB 28 12 0 2 18 0 15 0 1 0 0
1972* 27 CLE RCB 28 14 0 3 10 0 10
1973 28 CLE RCB 28 13 0 2 33 0 20 0 3 23 0
1974 29 DET 29 9 3 1 14 0 14
1975 30 DET 29 11 3 1 67 1 67 0 2 3 0
Career 109 6 19 313 1 67 6 7 26 0
7 yrs CLE 75 0 17 232 0 44 6 5 23 0
3 yrs DET 34 6 2 81 1 67 0 2 3 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1967 22 CLE lcb 28 14 0 1 1 6
1975 30 DET 29 11 3 1 1 6
Career 109 6 1 1 2 12
7 yrs CLE 75 0 1 1 6
3 yrs DET 34 6 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1972

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)

Kick Returns

1967 NFL 27 (5)

Kick Return Yds

1967 NFL 708 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1967 NFL 26.2 (7)

Punt Returns

1967 NFL 18 (9)

Punt Return Yds

1967 NFL 229 (3)

Punt Return TD

1967 NFL 1 (1/89)
Career 1 (143)

Long Punt Return

1967 NFL 52 (5)

Yds/Punt Return

1967 NFL 12.7 (1)

Kick & Punt Returns

1967 NFL 45 (5)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1967 NFL 937 (3)

Interceptions

1968 NFL 8 (3)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1968 NFL 162 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1975 NFL 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1975 NFL 67 (8)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL