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Dave Osborn

David Vance Osborn

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: March 18, 1943 in Everett, WA
College: North Dakota

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 13th round (176th overall) of the 1965 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
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 YScm RRTD Fmb
1965 22 MIN 14 0 20 106 2 21 5.3 7.6 1.4 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.3 110 2 2
1966 23 MIN 14 0 87 344 1 25 4.0 24.6 6.2 15 141 9.4 2 38 1.1 10.1 485 3 2
1967 24 MIN HB 14 14 215 972 2 73 4.5 69.4 15.4 34 272 8.0 1 29 2.4 19.4 1244 3 3
1968 25 MIN 4 0 42 140 0 23 3.3 35.0 10.5 140 0 1
1969 26 MIN HB 14 14 186 643 7 58 3.5 45.9 13.3 22 236 10.7 1 31 1.6 16.9 879 8 3
1970* 27 MIN RB 14 10 207 681 5 16 3.3 48.6 14.8 23 202 8.8 1 28 1.6 14.4 883 6 5
1971 28 MIN FB 11 10 123 349 5 15 2.8 31.7 11.2 25 195 7.8 1 25 2.3 17.7 544 6 3
1972 29 MIN 14 0 82 261 2 14 3.2 18.6 5.9 20 166 8.3 1 18 1.4 11.9 427 3 3
1973 30 MIN 11 0 48 216 0 14 4.5 19.6 4.4 3 4 1.3 0 5 0.3 0.4 220 0 2
1974 31 MIN RB 13 10 131 514 4 17 3.9 39.5 10.1 29 196 6.8 0 25 2.2 15.1 710 4 1
1975 32 MIN 14 0 32 94 1 9 2.9 6.7 2.3 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 90 1 2
1976 33 GNB 6 0 6 16 0 6 2.7 2.7 1.0 16 0 0
Career 143 58 1179 4336 29 73 3.7 30.3 8.2 173 1412 8.2 7 38 1.2 9.9 5748 36 27
11 yrs MIN 137 58 1173 4320 29 73 3.7 31.5 8.6 173 1412 8.2 7 38 1.3 10.3 5732 36 27
1 yr GNB 6 0 6 16 0 6 2.7 2.7 1.0 16 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1965 22 MIN 14 0 18 422 0 92 23.4 532
1966 23 MIN 14 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 504
1974 31 MIN RB 13 10 1 14 0 14 14.0 724
1975 32 MIN 14 0 1 38 0 38 38.0 128
1976 33 GNB 6 0 3 19 0 10 6.3 35
Career 143 58 24 512 0 92 21.3 6260
11 yrs MIN 137 58 21 493 0 92 23.5 6225
1 yr GNB 6 0 3 19 0 10 6.3 35

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1965 22 MIN 14 0 2 1 0 0
1966 23 MIN 14 0 2 1 3 0
1967 24 MIN HB 14 14 3 1 0 0
1968 25 MIN 4 0 1 0 0 0
1969 26 MIN HB 14 14 3 0 0 0
1970* 27 MIN RB 14 10 5 1 0 0
1971 28 MIN FB 11 10 3 1 0 0
1972 29 MIN 14 0 3 0 0 0
1973 30 MIN 11 0 2 0 0 0
1974 31 MIN RB 13 10 1 0 0 0
1975 32 MIN 14 0 2 0 0 0
Career 143 58 27 5 3 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1965 22 MIN 14 0 2 12
1966 23 MIN 14 0 1 2 18
1967 24 MIN HB 14 14 2 1 18
1969 26 MIN HB 14 14 7 1 48
1970* 27 MIN RB 14 10 5 1 36
1971 28 MIN FB 11 10 5 1 36
1972 29 MIN 14 0 2 1 18
1974 31 MIN RB 13 10 4 24
1975 32 MIN 14 0 1 6
Career 143 58 29 7 216

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1970

Rushing Att

1967 NFL 215 (3)
1969 NFL 186 (6)
1970 NFL 207 (6)
Career 1179 (112)

Rushing Yds

1967 NFL 972 (2)
1969 NFL 643 (10)
Career 4336 (141)

Rushing TD

1969 NFL 7 (5)
Career 29 (182)

Long Rush

1967 NFL 73 (1)
1969 NFL 58 (4)

Yds/Rushing Att

1967 NFL 4.5 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1967 NFL 69.4 (2)
1969 NFL 45.9 (10)

Yds From Scrimmage

1967 NFL 1244 (5)

All-Purpose Yds

1967 NFL 1244 (10)

Touches

1967 NFL 249 (3)
1969 NFL 208 (9)
1970 NFL 230 (10)
Career 1376 (136)

Long Kick Return

1965 NFL 92 (5)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1967 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 27 14 RB 124 23 14 50
1971 28 11 RB 90 40
1972 29 14 RB 61 55
1973 30 11 RB 22 90
1974 31 13 RB 95 31
1975 32 14 RB 15 108
1976 33 6 RB 2 152
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