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Buford Long

Buford Eugene Long

Position: DB-HB-E
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.

Born: December 14, 1931 in Lake Wales, FL
Died: September 1, 2006 in Wauchula, FL
College: Florida   (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 5th round (58th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8397th overall since 1950)

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Rushing & Receiving

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
1953 22 NYG 22 10 20 58 0 21 2.9 5.8 2.0 14 220 15.7 2 55 1.4 22.0 278 2 0 2
1954 23 NYG 22 12 32 106 1 11 3.3 8.8 2.7 13 178 13.7 1 36 1.1 14.8 284 2 2 2
1955 24 NYG 22 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 64 10.7 1 34 1.5 16.0 64 1 0 2
Career 26 52 164 1 21 3.2 6.3 2.0 33 462 14.0 4 55 1.3 17.8 626 5 2 6

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1953 22 NYG 22 10 7 198 0 36 28.3 476
1954 23 NYG 22 12 6 54 0 21 9.0 10 237 0 36 23.7 575
1955 24 NYG 22 4 6 172 0 31 28.7 236
Career 26 6 54 0 21 9.0 23 607 0 36 26.4 1287

Defense & Fumbles

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
1953 22 NYG 22 10 3 59 0 26 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1954 23 NYG 22 12 0 2 1 0 0
1955 24 NYG 22 4 0 0 1 0 0
Career 26 3 59 0 26 0 0 2 4 0 0 1

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953 22 NYG 22 10 2 2 1 14
1954 23 NYG 22 12 1 1 2 12
1955 24 NYG 22 4 1 1 6
Career 26 1 4 5 1 32

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Safeties
1953 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (72)