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Wilbert Montgomery

Wilbert Montgomery

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: September 16, 1954 in Greenville, MS
College: Abilene Christian, Jackson State

Career AV: 72 (523rd overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 6th round (154th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

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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
1977 23 PHI RET 31 14 1 45 183 2 27 4.1 13.1 3.2 3 18 6.0 0 8 0.2 1.3 201 2 4 3
1978* 24 PHI RB 31 14 14 259 1220 9 47 4.7 87.1 18.5 34 195 5.7 1 23 2.4 13.9 1415 10 6 11
1979* 25 PHI RB 31 16 16 338 1512 9 62 4.5 94.5 21.1 41 494 12.0 5 53 2.6 30.9 2006 14 14 19
1980 26 PHI RB 31 12 12 193 778 8 72 4.0 64.8 16.1 50 407 8.1 2 31 4.2 33.9 1185 10 3 10
1981 27 PHI RB 31 15 15 286 1402 8 41 4.9 93.5 19.1 49 521 10.6 2 35 3.3 34.7 1923 10 6 16
1982 28 PHI RB 31 8 8 114 515 7 90 4.5 64.4 14.3 20 258 12.9 2 42 2.5 32.3 773 9 3 12
1983 29 PHI 31 5 1 29 139 0 32 4.8 27.8 5.8 9 53 5.9 0 13 1.8 10.6 192 0 1 1
1984 30 PHI RB 31 16 14 201 789 2 27 3.9 49.3 12.6 60 501 8.4 0 28 3.8 31.3 1290 2 5 8
1985 31 DET RB 28 7 6 75 251 0 22 3.3 35.9 10.7 7 55 7.9 0 28 1.0 7.9 306 0 0 2
Career 107 87 1540 6789 45 90 4.4 63.4 14.4 273 2502 9.2 12 53 2.6 23.4 9291 57 42 82
8 yrs PHI 100 81 1465 6538 45 90 4.5 65.4 14.7 266 2447 9.2 12 53 2.7 24.5 8985 57 42 80
1 yr DET 7 6 75 251 0 22 3.3 35.9 10.7 7 55 7.9 0 28 1.0 7.9 306 0 0 2

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
1977 23 PHI RET 31 14 1 23 619 1 99 26.9 820
1978* 24 PHI RB 31 14 14 6 154 0 34 25.7 1569
1979* 25 PHI RB 31 16 16 1 6 0 6 6.0 2012
1980 26 PHI RB 31 12 12 1 23 0 23 23.0 1208
1982 28 PHI RB 31 8 8 1 12 0 12 12.0 785
Career 107 87 32 814 1 99 25.4 10105

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
1977 23 PHI RET 31 14 1 4 0 0 0
1978* 24 PHI RB 31 14 14 6 0 0 0
1979* 25 PHI RB 31 16 16 14 2 0 0
1980 26 PHI RB 31 12 12 3 1 0 0
1981 27 PHI RB 31 15 15 6 2 0 0
1982 28 PHI RB 31 8 8 3 2 0 0
1983 29 PHI 31 5 1 1 0 0 0
1984 30 PHI RB 31 16 14 5 1 0 0
1985 31 DET RB 28 7 6 0 1 0 0
Career 107 87 42 9 0 0
8 yrs PHI 100 81 42 8 0 0
1 yr DET 7 6 0 1 0 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1980 26 PHI RB 31 12 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 30 PHI RB 31 16 14 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 10 -3.3 -3.3 33.3
Career 107 87 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 10 -2.5 -2.5 25.0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 23 PHI RET 31 14 1 2 1 3 18
1978* 24 PHI RB 31 14 14 9 1 10 60
1979* 25 PHI RB 31 16 16 9 5 14 84
1980 26 PHI RB 31 12 12 8 2 10 60
1981 27 PHI RB 31 15 15 8 2 10 60
1982 28 PHI RB 31 8 8 7 2 9 54
1984 30 PHI RB 31 16 14 2 2 12
Career 107 87 45 12 1 58 348

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1978
1979

Rushing Att

1978 NFL 259 (8)
1979 NFL 338 (3/80)
1981 NFL 286 (8)
Career 1540 (61)

Rushing Yds

1978 NFL 1220 (5)
1979 NFL 1512 (4/71)
1981 NFL 1402 (4)
Career 6789 (55)

Rushing TD

1978 NFL 9 (7)
1979 NFL 9 (9)
1980 NFL 8 (8)
1982 NFL 7 (5)
Career 45 (72)

Long Rush

1980 NFL 72 (2)
1982 NFL 90 (2/18)

Yds/Rushing Att

1978 NFL 4.7 (7)
1981 NFL 4.9 (2)
1982 NFL 4.5 (6)
Career 4.4 (91)

Rushing Yds/Game

1978 NFL 87.1 (3)
1979 NFL 94.5 (4)
1980 NFL 64.8 (8)
1981 NFL 93.5 (4)
Career 63.4 (53)

Touchdowns

1978 NFL 10 (8)
1979 NFL 14 (5)
1980 NFL 10 (7)
1982 NFL 9 (4)
Career 58 (133)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1978 NFL 10 (8)
1979 NFL 14 (5)
1980 NFL 10 (7)
1982 NFL 9 (4)
Career 57 (136)

Non-Offensive TDs

1977 NFL 1 (8)

Yds From Scrimmage

1978 NFL 1415 (7)
1979 NFL 2006 (1/55)

1981 NFL 1923 (3/68)
Career 9291 (89)

All-Purpose Yds

1978 NFL 1569 (5)
1979 NFL 2012 (1)

1981 NFL 1923 (5)
Career 10105 (112)

Touches

1978 NFL 299 (7)
1979 NFL 380 (3/76)
1981 NFL 335 (8)
Career 1845 (58)

Kick Return Yds

1977 NFL 619 (9)

Kick Return TD

1977 NFL 1 (2/58)
Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1977 NFL 99 (2)

Yds/Kick Return

1977 NFL 26.9 (3)

Fumbles

1979 NFL 14 (1/41)

Career 42 (154)

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

All-Pro Teams

1978Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1979UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 23 14 RB 32 95
1978 24 14 RB 202 54 5 21
1979 25 16 RB 285 139 3 3
1980 26 12 RB 179 51 11 19
1981 27 15 RB 252 106 6 9
1982 28 8 RB 131 92 6 15
1983 29 5 RB 19 105
1984 30 16 RB 141 15 19 56
1985 31 7 RB 31 82
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