Donald Brookes McIlhenny
Position: HB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: November 22, 1934 in Cleveland, OH
College: SMU (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (27th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 22 (4428th overall since 1950)
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| 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 | ||||||
| 1956 | 22 | DET | 42 | 9 | 87 | 372 | 3 | 30 | 4.3 | 41.3 | 9.7 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 2 | 21 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 442 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1957 | 23 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 100 | 384 | 1 | 40 | 3.8 | 32.0 | 8.3 | 18 | 210 | 11.7 | 2 | 28 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 594 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1958 | 24 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 74 | 239 | 1 | 36 | 3.2 | 19.9 | 6.2 | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 1 | 55 | 1.7 | 12.8 | 393 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1959 | 25 | GNB | RH | 42 | 12 | 47 | 231 | 1 | 46 | 4.9 | 19.3 | 3.9 | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | 30 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 326 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1960 | 26 | DAL | HB | 42 | 11 | 7 | 96 | 321 | 1 | 21 | 3.3 | 29.2 | 8.7 | 15 | 120 | 8.0 | 1 | 64 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 441 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1961 | 27 | 2TM | 8 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DAL | 42 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SFO | 35 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 64 | 7 | 414 | 1581 | 7 | 46 | 3.8 | 24.7 | 6.5 | 70 | 655 | 9.4 | 7 | 64 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 2236 | 14 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 36 | 0 | 221 | 854 | 3 | 46 | 3.9 | 23.7 | 6.1 | 46 | 459 | 10.0 | 4 | 55 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 1313 | 7 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 2 yrs | DAL | 14 | 7 | 98 | 325 | 1 | 21 | 3.3 | 23.2 | 7.0 | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 1 | 64 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 451 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1 yr | DET | 9 | 0 | 87 | 372 | 3 | 30 | 4.3 | 41.3 | 9.7 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 2 | 21 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 442 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1 yr | SFO | 5 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1957 | 23 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 14 | 362 | 0 | 53 | 25.9 | 956 | ||||||
| 1958 | 24 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 146 | 0 | 45 | 20.9 | 539 | |
| 1959 | 25 | GNB | RH | 42 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 | 376 | ||||||
| 1961 | 27 | 2TM | 8 | 6 | 189 | 0 | 49 | 31.5 | 229 | ||||||||
| SFO | 35 | 5 | 6 | 189 | 0 | 49 | 31.5 | 219 | |||||||||
| Career | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 747 | 0 | 53 | 24.9 | 2983 | |||||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 558 | 0 | 53 | 23.3 | 1871 | |||
| 1 yr | SFO | 5 | 0 | 6 | 189 | 0 | 49 | 31.5 | 219 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 1957 | 23 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 24 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 25 | GNB | RH | 42 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 26 | DAL | HB | 42 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 64 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | DAL | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| 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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| 1956 | 22 | DET | 42 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | 23 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 24 | GNB | LH | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 25 | GNB | RH | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 26 | DAL | HB | 42 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| Career | 64 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 36 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | DAL | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
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