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Art Powell

Arthur Louis Powell

Position: SE-DB-WR
Height: 6-3    Weight: 211 lbs.
Born: February 25, 1937 in Dallas, TX
College: San Jose State

Career AV: 47 (1570th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 11th round (123rd overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.

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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
1959 22 PHI RS 87 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 7
1960+ 23 NYT SE 84 14 0 69 1167 16.9 14 76 4.9 83.4 1167 14 0 7
1961 24 NYT SE 84 14 0 71 881 12.4 5 48 5.1 62.9 881 5 1 3
1962 25 NYT SE 84 14 0 64 1130 17.7 8 80 4.6 80.7 1130 8 1 3
1963*+ 26 OAK SE 84 14 0 73 1304 17.9 16 85 5.2 93.1 1304 16 0 8
1964* 27 OAK SE 84 14 0 76 1361 17.9 11 77 5.4 97.2 1361 11 0 8
1965* 28 OAK SE 84 14 0 52 800 15.4 12 66 3.7 57.1 800 12 0 8
1966* 29 OAK SE 84 14 0 53 1026 19.4 11 46 3.8 73.3 1026 11 0 9
1967 30 BUF se 84 6 0 20 346 17.3 4 37 3.3 57.7 346 4 0 2
1968 31 MIN 24 1 0 1 31 31.0 0 31 1.0 31.0 31 0 0 1
Career 117 0 479 8046 16.8 81 85 4.1 68.8 8046 81 4 56
4 yrs RAI 56 0 254 4491 17.7 50 85 4.5 80.2 4491 50 0 33
3 yrs NYJ 42 0 204 3178 15.6 27 80 4.9 75.7 3178 27 2 13
1 yr BUF 6 0 20 346 17.3 4 37 3.3 57.7 346 4 0 2
1 yr MIN 1 0 1 31 31.0 0 31 1.0 31.0 31 0 0 1

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
1959 22 PHI RS 87 12 0 15 124 1 58 8.3 14 379 0 95 27.1 503
1960+ 23 NYT SE 84 14 0 2 63 0 39 31.5 1230
Career 117 0 15 124 1 58 8.3 16 442 0 95 27.6 8612
3 yrs NYJ 42 0 2 63 0 39 31.5 3241
1 yr PHI 12 0 15 124 1 58 8.3 14 379 0 95 27.1 503

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
1959 22 PHI RS 87 12 0 3 17 0 17 2 2 0 0
1961 24 NYT SE 84 14 0 1 0 0 0
1962 25 NYT SE 84 14 0 1 0 0 0
Career 117 0 3 17 0 17 4 2 0 0
3 yrs NYJ 42 0 2 0 0 0
1 yr PHI 12 0 3 17 0 17 2 2 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
1959 22 PHI RS 87 12 0 1 1 6
1960+ 23 NYT SE 84 14 0 14 14 84
1961 24 NYT SE 84 14 0 5 5 30
1962 25 NYT SE 84 14 0 8 8 48
1963*+ 26 OAK SE 84 14 0 16 16 96
1964* 27 OAK SE 84 14 0 11 11 66
1965* 28 OAK SE 84 14 0 12 12 72
1966* 29 OAK SE 84 14 0 11 11 66
1967 30 BUF se 84 6 0 4 4 24
Career 117 0 81 1 82 492
4 yrs RAI 56 0 50 50 300
3 yrs NYJ 42 0 27 27 162
1 yr BUF 6 0 4 4 24
1 yr PHI 12 0 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1963
1964
1965
1966

First-Team All-Pro

1960
1963

Receptions

1960 AFL 69 (4)
1961 AFL 71 (3)
1962 AFL 64 (2)
1963 AFL 73 (2)
1964 AFL 76 (2)
1965 AFL 52 (5)
1966 AFL 53 (6)
Career 479 (121)

Receiving Yds

1960 AFL 1167 (4)
1961 AFL 881 (5)
1962 AFL 1130 (1)

1963 AFL 1304 (1)

1964 AFL 1361 (2/80)
1965 AFL 800 (4)
1966 AFL 1026 (5)
Career 8046 (73)

Receiving TD

1960 AFL 14 (1/27)

1962 AFL 8 (3)
1963 AFL 16 (1/13)

1964 AFL 11 (2)
1965 AFL 12 (3/77)
1966 AFL 11 (3)
Career 81 (18)

Long Reception

1960 AFL 76 (5)
1962 AFL 80 (7)
1963 AFL 85 (3)
1964 AFL 77 (6)

Yds/Reception

1960 AFL 16.9 (6)
1962 AFL 17.7 (7)
1963 AFL 17.9 (5)
1964 AFL 17.9 (8)
1966 AFL 19.4 (4)
Career 16.8 (89)

Receiving Yds/Game

1960 AFL 83.4 (4)
1961 AFL 62.9 (5)
1962 AFL 80.7 (1)

1963 AFL 93.1 (1/60)

1964 AFL 97.2 (3/41)
1965 AFL 57.1 (6)
1966 AFL 73.3 (5)
Career 68.8 (19)

Touchdowns

1960 AFL 14 (1)

1962 AFL 8 (6)
1963 AFL 16 (1/68)

1964 AFL 11 (2)
1965 AFL 12 (3)
1966 AFL 11 (3)
Career 82 (46)

Points Scored

1960 AFL 84 (6)
1963 AFL 96 (2)
1964 AFL 66 (9)
1965 AFL 72 (8)
1966 AFL 66 (10)
Career 492 (155)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1960 AFL 14 (1)

1962 AFL 8 (6)
1963 AFL 16 (1/67)

1964 AFL 11 (2)
1965 AFL 12 (3)
1966 AFL 11 (3)
Career 81 (46)

Non-Offensive TDs

1959 NFL 1 (2)

Yds From Scrimmage

1960 AFL 1167 (6)
1961 AFL 881 (9)
1962 AFL 1130 (4)
1963 AFL 1304 (2)
1964 AFL 1361 (3)
1966 AFL 1026 (8)
Career 8046 (163)

All-Purpose Yds

1960 AFL 1230 (9)
1963 AFL 1304 (8)
1964 AFL 1361 (9)
Career 8612 (189)

Yds/Touch

Career 16.9 (28)

Kick Return Yds

1959 NFL 379 (9)

Long Kick Return

1959 NFL 95 (2)

Yds/Kick Return

1959 NFL 27.1 (2)

Punt Return TD

1959 NFL 1 (2/89)
Career 1 (143)

Yds/Punt Return

1959 NFL 8.3 (8)

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

All-Pro Teams

1960AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1962UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1963AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1964AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1965AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1966AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL