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Ernie Green

Ernest E. Green

Position: HB-FB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 15, 1938 in Columbus, GA
College: Louisville

Career AV: 43 (1828th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 14th round (196th overall) of the 1962 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
1962 24 CLE RET 48 13 0 31 139 0 45 4.5 10.7 2.4 17 194 11.4 1 65 1.3 14.9 333 1 2 1
1963 25 CLE HB 48 14 0 87 526 0 72 6.0 37.6 6.2 28 305 10.9 3 35 2.0 21.8 831 3 2 7
1964 26 CLE HB 48 14 0 109 491 6 37 4.5 35.1 7.8 25 283 11.3 4 32 1.8 20.2 774 10 1 8
1965 27 CLE HB 48 13 0 111 436 2 41 3.9 33.5 8.5 25 298 11.9 2 69 1.9 22.9 734 4 3 6
1966* 28 CLE FB 48 14 0 144 750 3 35 5.2 53.6 10.3 45 445 9.9 6 31 3.2 31.8 1195 9 2 11
1967* 29 CLE FB 48 13 0 145 710 4 59 4.9 54.6 11.2 39 369 9.5 2 41 3.0 28.4 1079 6 1 9
1968 30 CLE FB 48 8 0 41 152 0 14 3.7 19.0 5.1 16 142 8.9 2 62 2.0 17.8 294 2 0 7
Career 89 0 668 3204 15 72 4.8 36.0 7.5 195 2036 10.4 20 69 2.2 22.9 5240 35 11 49

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
1962 24 CLE RET 48 13 0 5 31 0 10 6.2 13 250 0 41 19.2 614
1963 25 CLE HB 48 14 0 6 79 0 55 13.2 18 394 0 34 21.9 1304
1965 27 CLE HB 48 13 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 738
Career 89 0 11 110 0 55 10.0 32 648 0 41 20.3 5998

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
1962 24 CLE RET 48 13 0 2 3 9 0
1963 25 CLE HB 48 14 0 2 2 6 0
1964 26 CLE HB 48 14 0 1 0 0 0
1965 27 CLE HB 48 13 0 3 5 -5 0
1966* 28 CLE FB 48 14 0 2 1 0 0
1967* 29 CLE FB 48 13 0 1 0 0 0
Career 89 0 11 11 10 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
1962 24 CLE RET 48 13 0 1 1 6
1963 25 CLE HB 48 14 0 3 3 18
1964 26 CLE HB 48 14 0 6 4 10 60
1965 27 CLE HB 48 13 0 2 2 4 24
1966* 28 CLE FB 48 14 0 3 6 9 54
1967* 29 CLE FB 48 13 0 4 2 6 36
1968 30 CLE FB 48 8 0 2 2 12
Career 89 0 15 20 35 210

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1966
1967

Rushing Yds

1966 NFL 750 (7)
1967 NFL 710 (9)

Rushing TD

1964 NFL 6 (8)

Long Rush

1963 NFL 72 (3)
1967 NFL 59 (7)

Yds/Rushing Att

1964 NFL 4.5 (6)
1965 NFL 3.9 (10)
1966 NFL 5.2 (3)
1967 NFL 4.9 (2)
Career 4.8 (36)

Rushing Yds/Game

1966 NFL 53.6 (7)
1967 NFL 54.6 (8)

Receiving TD

1966 NFL 6 (10)

Touchdowns

1964 NFL 10 (4)
1966 NFL 9 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1964 NFL 10 (4)
1966 NFL 9 (9)

Yds From Scrimmage

1966 NFL 1195 (8)

All-Purpose Yds

1963 NFL 1304 (7)
1966 NFL 1195 (10)

Yds/Touch

1963 NFL 9.4 (2)
1966 NFL 6.3 (8)

Long Punt Return

1963 NFL 55 (5)

Fumbles Recovered

1965 NFL 5 (6)

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