Keith Lincoln

Keith Payson Lincoln

Position: FB-HB

6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg)

Born: May 8, 1939 in Reading, MI

Died: July 27, 2019 in Pullman, WA

College: Washington St. (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 48 (1862nd overall since 1960)

High School: Monrovia (CA)

Draft: San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (16th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft., Chicago Bears in the 5th round (61st overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

Rush

758

Yds

3383

Y/A

4.5

FantPt

849.8

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
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	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
1961	22	SDG	FB	22	14	5	41	150	0	17	3.7	10.7	2.9	12	208	17.3	2	91	0.9	14.9	53	6.8	358	2	0	5	UPI AFL RoY-4
1962*	23	SDG	HB	22	14	10	117	574	2	86	4.9	41.0	8.4	16	214	13.4	1	29	1.1	15.3	133	5.9	788	3	1	9	PB
1963*+	24	SDG	FB	22	14	14	128	826	5	76	6.5	59.0	9.1	24	325	13.5	3	39	1.7	23.2	152	7.6	1151	8	5	12	UPI AFL PoY-2, AP1, PB
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	22	14	13	155	632	4	25	4.1	45.1	11.1	34	302	8.9	2	37	2.4	21.6	189	4.9	934	6	1	9	UPI AFL PoY-4, AP AFL PoY-6, AP1, PB
1965*	26	SDG	FB	22	10	7	74	302	3	24	4.1	30.2	7.4	23	376	16.3	4	66	2.3	37.6	97	7.0	678	7	0	6	PB
1966	27	SDG	FB	22	14	7	58	214	1	23	3.7	15.3	4.1	14	264	18.9	2	67	1.0	18.9	72	6.6	478	3	1	5
1967*	28	BUF	HB	20	14	13	159	601	4	28	3.8	42.9	11.4	41	558	13.6	5	60	2.9	39.9	200	5.8	1159	9	3	8	PB
1968	29	2TM	HB		5	0	26	84	0	24	3.2	16.8	5.2	1	3	3.0	0	3	0.2	0.6	27	3.2	87	0	1	0
		BUF	HB	20	4	0	26	84	0	24	3.2	21.0	6.5	1	3	3.0	0	3	0.3	0.8	27	3.2	87	0	1	0
		SDG	HB	22	1	0			0								0							0	0	0
Career					99	69	758	3383	19	86	4.5	34.2	7.7	165	2250	13.6	19	91	1.7	22.7	923	6.1	5633	38	12	54
7 yrs		SDG			81	56	573	2698	15	86	4.7	33.3	7.1	123	1689	13.7	14	91	1.5	20.9	696	6.3	4387	29	8	46
2 yrs		BUF			18	13	185	685	4	28	3.7	38.1	10.3	42	561	13.4	5	60	2.3	31.2	227	5.5	1246	9	4	8

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
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	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1961	22	SDG	FB	1	1	3	7	0	4	2.3	7.0	3.0	1	3	3.0	0	3	1.0	3.0	4	2.5	10	0	0
1963*+	24	SDG	FB	1	1	13	206	1	67	15.8	206.0	13.0	7	123	17.6	1	32	7.0	123.0	20	16.5	329	2	0
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	1	1	3	47	0	38	15.7	47.0	3.0	1	11	11.0	0	11	1.0	11.0	4	14.5	58	0	0
1965*	26	SDG	FB	1	0	4	16	0	10	4.0	16.0	4.0	1	7	7.0	0	7	1.0	7.0	5	4.6	23	0	0
Career				4	3	23	276	1	67	12.0	69.0	5.8	10	144	14.4	1	32	2.5	36.0	33	12.7	420	2

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Kicking

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kicking Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	22	14	13	4	2	3	1	1	1	4	1			12	5	47	41.7%	17	16	94.1%
Career					99	69	4	2	3	1	1	1	4	1			12	5	47	41.7%	17	16	94.1%
7 yrs		SDG			81	56	4	2	3	1	1	1	4	1			12	5	47	41.7%	17	16	94.1%
2 yrs		BUF			18	13

Kicking Table
				Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring						Kickoffs
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	1	1														1	1	100.0%
Career				4	3														1	1	100.0%

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1961	22	SDG	FB	22	14	5	7	150	1	57	21.4	4	98	0	31	24.5	606
1962*	23	SDG	HB	22	14	10	11	94	0	17	8.5	14	398	1	103	28.4	1280
1963*+	24	SDG	FB	22	14	14	7	98	0	47	14.0	17	439	0	44	25.8	1688
1965*	26	SDG	FB	22	10	7			0			2	46	0	27	23.0	724
1968	29	2TM	HB		5	0			0			2	37	0	27	18.5	124
		SDG	HB	22	1	0			0			2	37	0	27	18.5	37
Career					99	69	25	342	1	57	13.7	39	1018	1	103	26.1	6993
7 yrs		SDG			81	56	25	342	1	57	13.7	39	1018	1	103	26.1	5747
2 yrs		BUF			18	13			0					0			1246

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1961	22	SDG	FB	1	1	1	16	0	16	16.0			0			26
Career				4	3	1	16	0	16	16.0			0			436

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
1962*	23	SDG	HB	22	14	10	2	5	40.0	43	2	40.0	0	0.0	23	8.6	16.6	21.5	3.1	110.8
1963*+	24	SDG	FB	22	14	14	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	22	14	13	2	4	50.0	61	1	25.0	0	0.0	53	15.3	20.3	30.5	4.4	135.4
1965*	26	SDG	FB	22	10	7	2	3	66.7	65	1	33.3	1	33.3	34	21.7	13.3	32.5	6.5	109.7
1966	27	SDG	FB	22	14	7	2	4	50.0	71	1	25.0	0	0.0	36	17.8	22.8	35.5	5.1	135.4
Career					99	69	8	17	47.1	240	5	29.4	1	5.9	53	14.1	17.4	30.0	2.4	108.5
7 yrs		SDG			81	56	8	17	47.1	240	5	29.4	1	5.9	53	14.1	17.4	30.0	3.0	108.5
2 yrs		BUF			18	13					0

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1962*	23	SDG	HB	22	14	10			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1963*+	24	SDG	FB	22	14	14			0				5	0	0	0	0.0
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	22	14	13			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1966	27	SDG	FB	22	14	7			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1967*	28	BUF	HB	20	14	13			0				3	2	0	0	0.0
1968	29	2TM	HB		5	0			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
		BUF	HB	20	4	0			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					99	69			0				12	2	0	0	0.0
7 yrs		SDG			81	56			0				8	0	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		BUF			18	13			0				4	2	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	AllTD	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
1961	22	SDG	FB	22	14	5		2	1		3						18	1.3
1962*	23	SDG	HB	22	14	10	2	1		1	4						24	1.7
1963*+	24	SDG	FB	22	14	14	5	3			8						48	3.4
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	22	14	13	4	2			6		16	17	5	12	67	4.8
1965*	26	SDG	FB	22	10	7	3	4			7						42	4.2
1966	27	SDG	FB	22	14	7	1	2			3						18	1.3
1967*	28	BUF	HB	20	14	13	4	5			9						54	3.9
Career					99	69	19	19	1	1	40	0	16	17	5	12	271	2.7
7 yrs		SDG			81	56	15	14	1	1	31	0	16	17	5	12	217	2.7
2 yrs		BUF			18	13	4	5			9	0					54	3.0

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	XPM	XPA	Pts	Pts/G
1963*+	24	SDG	FB	1	1	1	1	2			12	12.0
1964*+	25	SDG	FB	1	1				1	1	1	1.0
Career				4	3	1	1	2	1	1	13	3.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Keith Lincoln born?

Keith Lincoln was born on May 8, 1939.

Where was Keith Lincoln born?

Keith Lincoln was born in Reading, MI.

How tall was Keith Lincoln?

Keith Lincoln was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Keith Lincoln weigh when playing?

Keith Lincoln weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Is Keith Lincoln in the Hall of Fame?

Keith Lincoln has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Keith Lincoln play?

Keith Lincoln played 99 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Keith Lincoln have?

Keith Lincoln had 758 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Keith Lincoln have?

Keith Lincoln had 3,383 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Keith Lincoln won?

Keith Lincoln never won a Super Bowl.

When did Keith Lincoln retire?

Keith Lincoln last played in 1968.

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