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Dave Middleton

David Hinton Middleton

Position: E-HB-FL
Height: 6-1    Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1933 in Birmingham, AL
College: Auburn

Career AV: 26 (3509th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.

28 84 84

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1955 22 DET RH 28 12 0 44 663 15.1 3 77 3.7 55.3 59 201 2 16 3.4 16.8 4.9 864 5 0 5
1956 23 DET RE 84 12 0 39 606 15.5 5 56 3.3 50.5 3 9 0 10 3.0 0.8 0.3 615 5 0 7
1957 24 DET 84 8 0 18 294 16.3 2 56 2.3 36.8 294 2 0 1
1958 25 DET rh 84 12 0 29 506 17.4 3 46 2.4 42.2 2 1 0 2 0.5 0.1 0.2 507 3 0 3
1959 26 DET LE 84 12 0 18 402 22.3 2 79 1.5 33.5 402 2 0 5
1960 27 DET 84 7 0 5 51 10.2 0 20 0.7 7.3 3 -1 0 1 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 50 0 0 1
1961 28 MIN WR 84 12 11 30 444 14.8 2 57 2.5 37.0 444 2 0 7
Career 75 11 183 2966 16.2 17 79 2.4 39.5 67 210 2 16 3.1 2.8 0.9 3176 19 0 29
6 yrs DET 63 0 153 2522 16.5 15 79 2.4 40.0 67 210 2 16 3.1 3.3 1.1 2732 17 0 22
1 yr MIN 12 11 30 444 14.8 2 57 2.5 37.0 444 2 0 7

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
1955 22 DET RH 28 12 0 11 188 0 25 17.1 1052
1958 25 DET rh 84 12 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 522
1959 26 DET LE 84 12 0 3 30 0 21 10.0 432
Career 75 11 3 30 0 21 10.0 12 203 0 25 16.9 3409

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
1955 22 DET RH 28 12 0 0 1 6 0
1957 24 DET 84 8 0 0 1 0 0
1959 26 DET LE 84 12 0 0 1 0 0
1961 28 MIN WR 84 12 11 0 1 0 0
Career 75 11 0 4 6 0
6 yrs DET 63 0 0 3 6 0
1 yr MIN 12 11 0 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1955 22 DET RH 28 12 0 2 3 5 30
1956 23 DET RE 84 12 0 5 5 30
1957 24 DET 84 8 0 2 2 12
1958 25 DET rh 84 12 0 3 3 18
1959 26 DET LE 84 12 0 2 2 12
1961 28 MIN WR 84 12 11 2 2 12
Career 75 11 2 17 19 114
6 yrs DET 63 0 2 15 17 102
1 yr MIN 12 11 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Receptions

1955 NFL 44 (3)
1956 NFL 39 (6)

Receiving Yds

1955 NFL 663 (6)
1956 NFL 606 (6)

Receiving TD

1956 NFL 5 (7)

Long Reception

1955 NFL 77 (5)
1959 NFL 79 (5)

Yds/Reception

Career 16.2 (136)

Receiving Yds/Game

1955 NFL 55.3 (6)
1956 NFL 50.5 (7)

Yds From Scrimmage

1955 NFL 864 (7)

All-Purpose Yds

1955 NFL 1052 (7)

Yds/Touch

1955 NFL 9.2 (4)

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