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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
College: none

1-time Pro Bowler

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1953 23 GNB FB 11 0 52 134 0 12 2.6 12.2 4.7 15 86 5.7 0 23 1.4 7.8 220 0 4
1954 24 GNB FB 12 0 83 276 0 25 3.3 23.0 6.9 41 398 9.7 0 49 3.4 33.2 674 0 8
1955* 25 GNB FB 12 0 192 859 4 57 4.5 71.6 16.0 22 153 7.0 0 16 1.8 12.8 1012 4 8
1956 26 GNB FB 11 0 99 367 0 24 3.7 33.4 9.0 22 214 9.7 0 25 2.0 19.5 581 0 6
1957 27 GNB 12 0 59 216 1 40 3.7 18.0 4.9 15 107 7.1 1 17 1.3 8.9 323 2 2
1958 28 GNB 7 0 59 268 1 29 4.5 38.3 8.4 12 121 10.1 0 27 1.7 17.3 389 1 1
1960 30 LAC FB 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
Career 79 0 670 2558 10 57 3.8 32.4 8.5 148 1247 8.4 3 49 1.9 15.8 3805 13 35
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
1 yr SDG 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

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1953 23 GNB FB 11 0 7 123 0 30 17.6 343
1954 24 GNB FB 12 0 2 31 0 22 15.5 705
1955* 25 GNB FB 12 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1032
1956 26 GNB FB 11 0 5 83 0 34 16.6 664
Career 79 0 15 257 0 34 17.1 4062

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1953 23 GNB FB 11 0 4 1 0 0
1954 24 GNB FB 12 0 8 1 0 0
1955* 25 GNB FB 12 0 8 1 0 0
1956 26 GNB FB 11 0 6 3 0 0
1957 27 GNB 12 0 2 0 0 0
1958 28 GNB 7 0 1 1 0 0
1960 30 LAC FB 14 0 6 0 0 0
Career 79 0 35 7 0 0
6 yrs GNB 65 0 29 7 0 0
1 yr SDG 14 0 6 0 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1957 27 GNB 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1958 28 GNB 7 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 79 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6

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
1955* 25 GNB FB 12 0 4 24
1957 27 GNB 12 0 1 1 12
1958 28 GNB 7 0 1 6
1960 30 LAC FB 14 0 4 2 36
Career 79 0 10 3 78
6 yrs GNB 65 0 6 1 42
1 yr SDG 14 0 4 2 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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)

 

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
1955 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL