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Buddy Dial

Gilbert Leroy Dial

Position: SE-FL
Height: 6-1    Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: January 17, 1937 in Ponca City, OK
College: Rice

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 2nd round (22nd overall) of the 1959 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1959 22 PIT fl 12 0 16 428 26.8 6 68 1.3 35.7 428 6 0
1960 23 PIT SE 12 0 40 972 24.3 9 70 3.3 81.0 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.7 0.1 980 9 0
1961* 24 PIT SE 14 0 53 1047 19.8 12 88 3.8 74.8 3 6 0 15 2.0 0.4 0.2 1053 12 3
1962 25 PIT SE 14 0 50 981 19.6 6 62 3.6 70.1 981 6 0
1963* 26 PIT SE 14 0 60 1295 21.6 9 83 4.3 92.5 1295 9 2
1964 27 DAL 10 0 11 178 16.2 0 41 1.1 17.8 178 0 0
1965 28 DAL FL 12 7 17 283 16.6 1 46 1.4 23.6 283 1 0
1966 29 DAL 10 3 14 252 18.0 1 39 1.4 25.2 252 1 0
Career 98 10 261 5436 20.8 44 88 2.7 55.5 4 14 0 15 3.5 0.1 0.0 5450 44 5
5 yrs PIT 66 0 219 4723 21.6 42 88 3.3 71.6 4 14 0 15 3.5 0.2 0.1 4737 42 5
3 yrs DAL 32 10 42 713 17.0 2 46 1.3 22.3 713 2 0

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
1960 23 PIT SE 12 0 0 1 0 0
1961* 24 PIT SE 14 0 3 0 0 0
1963* 26 PIT SE 14 0 2 1 5 0
Career 98 10 5 2 5 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
1959 22 PIT fl 12 0 6 36
1960 23 PIT SE 12 0 9 54
1961* 24 PIT SE 14 0 12 72
1962 25 PIT SE 14 0 6 36
1963* 26 PIT SE 14 0 9 54
1965 28 DAL FL 12 7 1 6
1966 29 DAL 10 3 1 6
Career 98 10 44 264
5 yrs PIT 66 0 42 252
3 yrs DAL 32 10 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1961
1963

Receptions

1961 NFL 53 (8)
1963 NFL 60 (5)

Receiving Yds

1960 NFL 972 (2)
1961 NFL 1047 (5)
1962 NFL 981 (7)
1963 NFL 1295 (2)
Career 5436 (181)

Receiving TD

1959 NFL 6 (5)
1960 NFL 9 (5)
1961 NFL 12 (2-- 77)
1963 NFL 9 (7)
Career 44 (134)

Long Reception

1960 NFL 70 (9)
1961 NFL 88 (3)
1963 NFL 83 (3)

Yds/Reception

1960 NFL 24.3 (1-- 18)
1961 NFL 19.8 (3)
1962 NFL 19.6 (7)
1963 NFL 21.6 (1-- 82)
Career 20.8 (5)

Receiving Yds/Game

1960 NFL 81.0 (2)
1961 NFL 74.8 (5)
1962 NFL 70.1 (8)
1963 NFL 92.5 (2-- 66)
Career 55.5 (77)

Touchdowns

1960 NFL 9 (10)
1961 NFL 12 (4)

Points Scored

1961 NFL 72 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1960 NFL 9 (10)
1961 NFL 12 (4)

Yds From Scrimmage

1960 NFL 980 (9)
1963 NFL 1295 (4)

All-Purpose Yds

1963 NFL 1295 (8)

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL