Walter Eugene Foreman
Position: RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: October 26, 1950 in Frederick, MD
College: Miami (FL)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1973 Draft
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View Details For: 76 Regular Season and 7 Playoff TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1973* | 23 | MIN | FB | 12 | 11 | 182 | 801 | 4 | 50 | 4.4 | 66.8 | 15.2 | 37 | 362 | 9.8 | 2 | 35 | 3.1 | 30.2 | 1163 | 6 | 6 |
| 1974* | 24 | MIN | FB | 13 | 13 | 199 | 777 | 9 | 32 | 3.9 | 59.8 | 15.3 | 53 | 586 | 11.1 | 6 | 66 | 4.1 | 45.1 | 1363 | 15 | 6 |
| 1975*+ | 25 | MIN | RB | 14 | 12 | 280 | 1070 | 13 | 31 | 3.8 | 76.4 | 20.0 | 73 | 691 | 9.5 | 9 | 33 | 5.2 | 49.4 | 1761 | 22 | 12 |
| 1976* | 26 | MIN | RB | 14 | 14 | 278 | 1155 | 13 | 46 | 4.2 | 82.5 | 19.9 | 55 | 567 | 10.3 | 1 | 41 | 3.9 | 40.5 | 1722 | 14 | 7 |
| 1977* | 27 | MIN | RB | 14 | 14 | 270 | 1112 | 6 | 51 | 4.1 | 79.4 | 19.3 | 38 | 308 | 8.1 | 3 | 31 | 2.7 | 22.0 | 1420 | 9 | 9 |
| 1978 | 28 | MIN | FB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 749 | 5 | 21 | 3.2 | 53.5 | 16.9 | 61 | 396 | 6.5 | 2 | 20 | 4.4 | 28.3 | 1145 | 7 | 8 |
| 1979 | 29 | MIN | 12 | 0 | 87 | 223 | 2 | 16 | 2.6 | 18.6 | 7.3 | 19 | 147 | 7.7 | 0 | 22 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 370 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1980 | 30 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 23 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 14 | 99 | 7.1 | 0 | 18 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 162 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career | 109 | 78 | 1556 | 5950 | 53 | 51 | 3.8 | 54.6 | 14.3 | 350 | 3156 | 9.0 | 23 | 66 | 3.2 | 29.0 | 9106 | 76 | 52 | |||
| 7 yrs | MIN | 93 | 78 | 1533 | 5887 | 52 | 51 | 3.8 | 63.3 | 16.5 | 336 | 3057 | 9.1 | 23 | 66 | 3.6 | 32.9 | 8944 | 75 | 52 | ||
| 1 yr | NWE | 16 | 0 | 23 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 14 | 99 | 7.1 | 0 | 18 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 162 | 1 | 0 | ||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1973* | 23 | MIN | FB | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 24 | MIN | FB | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975*+ | 25 | MIN | RB | 14 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976* | 26 | MIN | RB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977* | 27 | MIN | RB | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 28 | MIN | FB | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 29 | MIN | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 30 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 109 | 78 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | MIN | 93 | 78 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NWE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1974* | 24 | MIN | FB | 13 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 1393 | |||||
| 1975*+ | 25 | MIN | RB | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1765 | |||||
| Career | 109 | 78 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 30 | 17.0 | 9140 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1973* | 23 | MIN | FB | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1974* | 24 | MIN | FB | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 90 | |||||||||
| 1975*+ | 25 | MIN | RB | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 132 | |||||||||
| 1976* | 26 | MIN | RB | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 84 | |||||||||
| 1977* | 27 | MIN | RB | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 28 | MIN | FB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 29 | MIN | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 30 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 109 | 78 | 53 | 23 | 456 | ||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | MIN | 93 | 78 | 52 | 23 | 450 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | NWE | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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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)
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1974 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1974 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1974 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1974 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1974 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1974 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1975 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1976 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1976 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1977 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL |