Abner Haynes
Position: HB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: September 19, 1937 in Denton, TX
College: North Texas
Career AV: 36 (2412th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round (55th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.
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I'm sponsoring this page in honor of my dad, Norman L. Pender, a true fan of the Dallas Texans and Abner Haynes. Dad, thanks for telling me all those stories about Abner and the Texans when I was a kid, and thanks for being a great dad and football fan.
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1960+ | 23 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 156 | 875 | 9 | 67 | 5.6 | 62.5 | 11.1 | 55 | 576 | 10.5 | 3 | 34 | 3.9 | 41.1 | 1451 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| 1961* | 24 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 179 | 841 | 9 | 59 | 4.7 | 60.1 | 12.8 | 34 | 558 | 16.4 | 3 | 69 | 2.4 | 39.9 | 1399 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| 1962*+ | 25 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 221 | 1049 | 13 | 71 | 4.7 | 74.9 | 15.8 | 39 | 573 | 14.7 | 6 | 78 | 2.8 | 40.9 | 1622 | 19 | 4 | 10 |
| 1963 | 26 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 99 | 352 | 4 | 46 | 3.6 | 25.1 | 7.1 | 33 | 470 | 14.2 | 2 | 73 | 2.4 | 33.6 | 822 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 1964* | 27 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 139 | 697 | 4 | 80 | 5.0 | 49.8 | 9.9 | 38 | 562 | 14.8 | 3 | 68 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 1259 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 1965 | 28 | DEN | RET | 28 | 14 | 0 | 41 | 166 | 3 | 47 | 4.0 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 26 | 216 | 8.3 | 2 | 71 | 1.9 | 15.4 | 382 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1966 | 29 | DEN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 129 | 304 | 2 | 20 | 2.4 | 21.7 | 9.2 | 46 | 480 | 10.4 | 1 | 52 | 3.3 | 34.3 | 784 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| 1967 | 30 | 2TM | RET/ | 14 | 0 | 72 | 346 | 2 | 65 | 4.8 | 24.7 | 5.1 | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 0 | 22 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 446 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| NYJ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 14 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 5.3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MIA | RET | 28 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 274 | 2 | 65 | 4.9 | 24.9 | 5.1 | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 0 | 22 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 374 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career | 112 | 0 | 1036 | 4630 | 46 | 80 | 4.5 | 41.3 | 9.3 | 287 | 3535 | 12.3 | 20 | 78 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 8165 | 66 | 52 | 41 | ||||
| 5 yrs | KAN | 70 | 0 | 794 | 3814 | 39 | 80 | 4.8 | 54.5 | 11.3 | 199 | 2739 | 13.8 | 17 | 78 | 2.8 | 39.1 | 6553 | 56 | 30 | 35 | |||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 28 | 0 | 170 | 470 | 5 | 47 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 6.1 | 72 | 696 | 9.7 | 3 | 71 | 2.6 | 24.9 | 1166 | 8 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 1 yr | MIA | 11 | 0 | 56 | 274 | 2 | 65 | 4.9 | 24.9 | 5.1 | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 0 | 22 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 374 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1 yr | NYJ | 3 | 0 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 14 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 5.3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1960+ | 23 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 215 | 0 | 46 | 15.4 | 19 | 434 | 0 | 82 | 22.8 | 2100 |
| 1961* | 24 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 196 | 0 | 44 | 10.3 | 8 | 270 | 1 | 88 | 33.8 | 1865 |
| 1962*+ | 25 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 119 | 0 | 30 | 7.9 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 1768 |
| 1963 | 26 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 20 | 9.5 | 12 | 317 | 0 | 45 | 26.4 | 1196 |
| 1964* | 27 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 12 | 278 | 0 | 45 | 23.2 | 1548 |
| 1965 | 28 | DEN | RET | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 121 | 1 | 57 | 8.6 | 34 | 901 | 0 | 60 | 26.5 | 1404 |
| 1966 | 29 | DEN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 42 | 11.9 | 9 | 229 | 0 | 43 | 25.4 | 1132 |
| 1967 | 30 | 2TM | RET/ | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 6.2 | 26 | 569 | 0 | 51 | 21.9 | 1052 | |
| MIA | RET | 28 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 6.2 | 22 | 444 | 0 | 51 | 20.2 | 855 | ||
| NYJ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 0 | 42 | 31.3 | 197 | ||||||||
| Career | 112 | 0 | 85 | 875 | 1 | 57 | 10.3 | 121 | 3025 | 1 | 88 | 25.0 | 12065 | ||||
| 5 yrs | KAN | 70 | 0 | 55 | 598 | 0 | 46 | 10.9 | 52 | 1326 | 1 | 88 | 25.5 | 8477 | |||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 28 | 0 | 24 | 240 | 1 | 57 | 10.0 | 43 | 1130 | 0 | 60 | 26.3 | 2536 | |||
| 1 yr | MIA | 11 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 6.2 | 22 | 444 | 0 | 51 | 20.2 | 855 | |||
| 1 yr | NYJ | 3 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 0 | 42 | 31.3 | 197 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1960+ | 23 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| 1962*+ | 25 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| 1963 | 26 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.7 | 118.7 | ||||||
| 1964* | 27 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| 1965 | 28 | DEN | RET | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| 1966 | 29 | DEN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Career | 112 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 24 | 3.4 | -9.4 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | KAN | 70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0.3 | 52.1 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1960+ | 23 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961* | 24 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962*+ | 25 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 26 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | DEN | RET | 28 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 29 | DEN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 30 | 2TM | RET/ | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| MIA | RET | 28 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | KAN | 70 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 28 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | MIA | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1960+ | 23 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1961* | 24 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1962*+ | 25 | DTX | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 114 | |||||||||
| 1963 | 26 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1964* | 27 | KAN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | DEN | RET | 28 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 29 | DEN | HB | 28 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 30 | 2TM | RET/ | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| MIA | RET | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 414 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | KAN | 70 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 348 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 28 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | MIA | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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| 1960 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1961 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1962 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1964 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL |