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Howie Ferguson

Howard Ferguson Jr.

Position: FB-HB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 218 lbs.

Born: August 5, 1930 in New Iberia, LA
Died: December 18, 2005 in New Iberia, LA
College: none

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 37 (2578th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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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
1953 23 GNB FB 37 11 52 134 0 12 2.6 12.2 4.7 15 86 5.7 0 23 1.4 7.8 220 0 4 5
1954 24 GNB FB 37 12 83 276 0 25 3.3 23.0 6.9 41 398 9.7 0 49 3.4 33.2 674 0 8 7
1955* 25 GNB FB 37 12 192 859 4 57 4.5 71.6 16.0 22 153 7.0 0 16 1.8 12.8 1012 4 8 12
1956 26 GNB FB 37 11 99 367 0 24 3.7 33.4 9.0 22 214 9.7 0 25 2.0 19.5 581 0 6 7
1957 27 GNB 37 12 59 216 1 40 3.7 18.0 4.9 15 107 7.1 1 17 1.3 8.9 323 2 2 1
1958 28 GNB 37 7 59 268 1 29 4.5 38.3 8.4 12 121 10.1 0 27 1.7 17.3 389 1 1 1
1960 30 LAC FB 37 14 126 438 4 30 3.5 31.3 9.0 21 168 8.0 2 26 1.5 12.0 606 6 6 8
Career 79 670 2558 10 57 3.8 32.4 8.5 148 1247 8.4 3 49 1.9 15.8 3805 13 35 41
6 yrs GNB 65 0 544 2120 6 57 3.9 32.6 8.4 127 1079 8.5 1 49 2.0 16.6 3199 7 29 33
1 yr LAC 14 0 126 438 4 30 3.5 31.3 9.0 21 168 8.0 2 26 1.5 12.0 606 6 6 8

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
1953 23 GNB FB 37 11 7 123 0 30 17.6 343
1954 24 GNB FB 37 12 2 31 0 22 15.5 705
1955* 25 GNB FB 37 12 1 20 0 20 20.0 1032
1956 26 GNB FB 37 11 5 83 0 34 16.6 664
Career 79 15 257 0 34 17.1 4062

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
1953 23 GNB FB 37 11 0 4 1 0 0
1954 24 GNB FB 37 12 0 8 1 0 0
1955* 25 GNB FB 37 12 0 8 1 0 0
1956 26 GNB FB 37 11 0 6 3 0 0
1957 27 GNB 37 12 0 2 0 0 0
1958 28 GNB 37 7 0 1 1 0 0
1960 30 LAC FB 37 14 0 6 0 0 0
Career 79 0 35 7 0 0
6 yrs GNB 65 0 0 29 7 0 0
1 yr LAC 14 0 0 6 0 0 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 27 GNB 37 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
1958 28 GNB 37 7 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
Career 79 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 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
1955* 25 GNB FB 37 12 4 4 24
1957 27 GNB 37 12 1 1 2 12
1958 28 GNB 37 7 1 1 6
1960 30 LAC FB 37 14 4 2 6 36
Career 79 10 3 13 78
6 yrs GNB 65 0 6 1 7 42
1 yr LAC 14 0 4 2 6 36

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Marion Barber, Floyd Little*, Robert Holmes, Jerome Bettis, Kevan Barlow, James Wilder, Napoleon Kaufman, Sam Cunningham, John David Crow, Natrone Means
4 Marion Barber, Johnny Johnson, Kevan Barlow, Napoleon Kaufman, O.J. Simpson*, Gary W. Anderson, Johnny Roland, Tony Collins, George Rogers, Marion Butts
5 Ernie Koy, Tom Rathman, Leroy Hoard, Ernie Green, Walter Abercrombie, Charlie H. Smith, Jim Braxton, Gary W. Anderson, J.D. Smith, Robert Newhouse
6 Charlie H. Smith, Tom Tracy, Ernie Koy, John David Crow, Jim Braxton, Erric Pegram, Les Josephson, Bo Scott, Joe Dawkins, Albert Bentley
7 Ernie Koy, Tom Tracy, Bo Scott, Albert Bentley, Erric Pegram, Lorenzo Hampton, Earnest Jackson, Vic Washington, Charlie H. Smith, Joe Dawkins
Career Albert Bentley, Earnest Jackson, Charlie H. Smith, Joe Dawkins, Kevan Barlow, Marion Barber, Don Woods, DeShaun Foster, Walter Abercrombie, Robert Holmes

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1955

Rushing Att
1955 NFL 192 (2)
1960 AFL 126 (8)

Rushing Yds
1955 NFL 859 (2)

Long Rush
1955 NFL 57 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att
1955 NFL 4.5 (8)

Rushing Yds/Game
1955 NFL 71.6 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage
1955 NFL 1012 (2)

All-Purpose Yds
1955 NFL 1032 (8)

Touches
1955 NFL 215 (2)

Fumbles
1954 NFL 8 (3)
1955 NFL 8 (3)
1956 NFL 6 (6)

Fumbles Recovered
1956 NFL 3 (3)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19552nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19551st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19552nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19551st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19552nd TeamAll-NFLUPI