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Dave Preston
Richard David Preston
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: May 29, 1955 in Dayton, OH
College: Bowling Green
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 12th round (333rd overall) of the 1977 Draft
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View Details For: 13 Regular Season and 2 Playoff TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1978 | 23 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 66 | 296 | 1 | 16 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 24 | 199 | 8.3 | 1 | 21 | 1.5 | 12.4 | 495 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 24 | DEN | 10 | 3 | 43 | 169 | 1 | 18 | 3.9 | 16.9 | 4.3 | 19 | 137 | 7.2 | 1 | 19 | 1.9 | 13.7 | 306 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 25 | DEN | RB | 12 | 10 | 111 | 385 | 4 | 19 | 3.5 | 32.1 | 9.3 | 35 | 309 | 8.8 | 0 | 36 | 2.9 | 25.8 | 694 | 4 | 3 |
| 1981 | 26 | DEN | RB | 16 | 14 | 183 | 640 | 3 | 23 | 3.5 | 40.0 | 11.4 | 52 | 507 | 9.8 | 0 | 37 | 3.3 | 31.7 | 1147 | 3 | 4 |
| 1982 | 27 | DEN | RB | 8 | 5 | 19 | 81 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 0 | 20 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 215 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 28 | DEN | 14 | 3 | 57 | 222 | 1 | 28 | 3.9 | 15.9 | 4.1 | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 1 | 25 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 359 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career | 76 | 35 | 479 | 1793 | 10 | 28 | 3.7 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 161 | 1423 | 8.8 | 3 | 37 | 2.1 | 18.7 | 3216 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1978 | 23 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 23 | 6.8 | 7 | 154 | 0 | 32 | 22.0 | 717 | |
| 1979 | 24 | DEN | 10 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 22 | 11.1 | 13 | 336 | 0 | 37 | 25.8 | 720 | |
| 1980 | 25 | DEN | RB | 12 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 26 | 21.2 | 807 |
| 1981 | 26 | DEN | RB | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1148 | |||||
| Career | 76 | 35 | 18 | 153 | 0 | 23 | 8.5 | 26 | 597 | 0 | 37 | 23.0 | 3966 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1978 | 23 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | DEN | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 25 | DEN | RB | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | -8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 26 | DEN | RB | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 27 | DEN | RB | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 28 | DEN | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 76 | 35 | 15 | 4 | -8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 24 | DEN | 10 | 3 | 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 | ||
| Career | 76 | 35 | 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 |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 23 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | DEN | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 25 | DEN | RB | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 26 | DEN | RB | 16 | 14 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 28 | DEN | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 76 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 78 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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)