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Hoyle Granger

Hoyle John Granger

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: March 7, 1944 in Oberlin, LA
College: Mississippi State

Career AV: 26 (3509th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 5th round (37th overall) of the 1966 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 4th round (63rd overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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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
1966 22 HOU 32 11 0 56 388 1 69 6.9 35.3 5.1 12 104 8.7 1 26 1.1 9.5 492 2 0 1
1967* 23 HOU FB 32 14 0 236 1194 6 67 5.1 85.3 16.9 31 300 9.7 3 43 2.2 21.4 1494 9 1 8
1968* 24 HOU FB 32 13 0 202 848 7 47 4.2 65.2 15.5 26 361 13.9 0 55 2.0 27.8 1209 7 3 8
1969 25 HOU FB 32 13 0 186 740 3 23 4.0 56.9 14.3 27 330 12.2 1 53 2.1 25.4 1070 4 1 5
1970 26 HOU fb 32 5 0 51 169 1 15 3.3 33.8 10.2 11 118 10.7 0 22 2.2 23.6 287 1 2 2
1971 27 NOR 40 14 0 32 139 1 16 4.3 9.9 2.3 12 52 4.3 0 11 0.9 3.7 191 1 1 2
1972 28 HOU fb 30 13 0 42 175 0 14 4.2 13.5 3.2 15 74 4.9 0 20 1.2 5.7 249 0 2 2
Career 83 0 805 3653 19 69 4.5 44.0 9.7 134 1339 10.0 5 55 1.6 16.1 4992 24 10 28
6 yrs OTI 69 0 773 3514 18 69 4.5 50.9 11.2 122 1287 10.5 5 55 1.8 18.7 4801 23 9 26
1 yr NOR 14 0 32 139 1 16 4.3 9.9 2.3 12 52 4.3 0 11 0.9 3.7 191 1 1 2

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
1970 26 HOU fb 32 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 287
1972 28 HOU fb 30 13 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 254
Career 83 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 4997

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* 23 HOU FB 32 14 0 1 0 0 0
1968* 24 HOU FB 32 13 0 3 1 0 0
1969 25 HOU FB 32 13 0 1 0 0 0
1970 26 HOU fb 32 5 0 2 1 0 0
1971 27 NOR 40 14 0 1 1 0 0
1972 28 HOU fb 30 13 0 2 0 0 0
Career 83 0 10 3 0 0
6 yrs OTI 69 0 9 2 0 0
1 yr NOR 14 0 1 1 0 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
1966 22 HOU 32 11 0 1 1 2 12
1967* 23 HOU FB 32 14 0 6 3 9 54
1968* 24 HOU FB 32 13 0 7 7 42
1969 25 HOU FB 32 13 0 3 1 4 24
1970 26 HOU fb 32 5 0 1 1 6
1971 27 NOR 40 14 0 1 1 6
Career 83 0 19 5 24 144
6 yrs OTI 69 0 18 5 23 138
1 yr NOR 14 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1967
1968

Rushing Att

1967 AFL 236 (2)
1968 AFL 202 (3)
1969 AFL 186 (3)

Rushing Yds

1967 AFL 1194 (2)
1968 AFL 848 (4)
1969 AFL 740 (3)
Career 3653 (198)

Rushing TD

1967 AFL 6 (5)
1968 AFL 7 (2)

Long Rush

1966 AFL 69 (2)
1967 AFL 67 (2)
1968 AFL 47 (9)

Yds/Rushing Att

1967 AFL 5.1 (2)
1968 AFL 4.2 (6)
Career 4.5 (73)

Rushing Yds/Game

1967 AFL 85.3 (2)
1968 AFL 65.2 (2)
1969 AFL 56.9 (3)
Career 44.0 (158)

Touchdowns

1967 AFL 9 (8)
1968 AFL 7 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1967 AFL 9 (8)
1968 AFL 7 (8)

Yds From Scrimmage

1967 AFL 1494 (1)
1968 AFL 1209 (4)
1969 AFL 1070 (4)

All-Purpose Yds

1967 AFL 1494 (2)
1968 AFL 1209 (8)
1969 AFL 1070 (10)

Touches

1967 AFL 267 (3)
1968 AFL 228 (3)
1969 AFL 213 (5)

Yds/Touch

1967 AFL 5.6 (9)
1968 AFL 5.3 (7)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1967Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 26 5 RB 35 72
1971 27 14 RB 25 90
1972 28 13 RB 25 83
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