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Ken Riley

Kenneth Jerome Riley

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 181 lbs.
Born: August 6, 1947 in Bartow, FL
College: Florida A&M

Career AV: 92 (210th overall since 1950)

1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 6th round (135th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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 AV
1969 22 CIN RCB 13 14 0 4 66 0 66 1 2 0 0 6
1970 23 CIN RCB 13 14 0 4 17 0 14 0 2 9 0 8
1971 24 CIN RCB 13 13 0 5 22 0 21 0 2 0 0 7
1972 25 CIN RCB 13 12 0 3 0 0 0 8
1973 26 CIN RCB 13 14 0 2 2 0 5 8
1974 27 CIN RCB 13 14 0 5 33 0 19 1 0 0 0 6
1975 28 CIN RCB 13 14 0 6 76 1 30 0 2 56 0 15
1976 29 CIN RCB 13 14 0 9 141 1 53 1 2 0 0 12
1977 30 CIN RCB 13 14 0 2 14 0 14 0 1 0 0 6
1978 31 CIN RCB 13 16 0 3 33 0 17 0 1 0 0 9
1979 32 CIN RCB 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 31 0 6
1980 33 CIN RCB 13 16 16 3 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 8
1981 34 CIN RCB 13 16 16 5 6 0 6 0 1 0 0 8
1982 35 CIN RCB 13 9 9 5 88 1 56 6
1983+ 36 CIN RCB 13 14 14 8 89 2 42 0 1 0 0 15
Career 207 55 65 596 5 66 3 18 96 0 128

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1969 22 CIN RCB 13 14 0 14 334 0 40 23.9 349
Career 207 55 14 334 0 40 23.9 349

Receiving & Rushing

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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
1969 22 CIN RCB 13 14 0 2 15 7.5 0 17 0.1 1.1 15 0 1
Career 207 55 2 15 7.5 0 17 0.0 0.1 15 0 3

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 28 CIN RCB 13 14 0 1 1 6
1976 29 CIN RCB 13 14 0 1 1 6
1982 35 CIN RCB 13 9 9 1 1 6
1983+ 36 CIN RCB 13 14 14 2 2 12
Career 207 55 5 5 30

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Earlie Thomas, George Teague, Walt Sumner, Tony Parrish, Jerry Mertens, Carnell Lake, Levi Johnson, Michael Downs, Ray Brown, Bobby Boyd
4 Walt Sumner, Tony Parrish, Prentice McCray, Bobby Boyd, Marcus Trufant, Earlie Thomas, Nate Odomes, Jerry Mertens, Perry Williams, Terence Newman
5 Perry Williams, Karl Kassulke, Tony Parrish, Ray Brown, Nate Odomes, Johnnie Poe, Terence Newman, Tom Brown, Walt Sumner, Gerald Small
6 Karl Kassulke, James Hasty, Will Allen, Johnnie Poe, Ray Brown, Walt Sumner, Dick Alban, Raymond Clayborn, Perry Williams, Nate Odomes
7 Dick Lynch, Michael Downs, Nate Odomes, Aaron Glenn, Mike Reinfeldt, Tony Parrish, Karl Kassulke, Nate Clements, Raymond Clayborn, Ken Konz
8 Carnell Lake, Karl Kassulke, Lawyer Milloy, Ty Law, Darrell Green*, Aaron Glenn, Mark A. Carrier, Bob Jeter, Rosey Taylor, Night Train Lane*
9 Raymond Clayborn, Eddie Meador, Aaron Glenn, Hanford Dixon, Lawyer Milloy, Mark A. Carrier, Karl Kassulke, Rosey Taylor, Lindon Crow, Kevin Ross
10 Troy Vincent, Rosey Taylor, James Hasty, Raymond Clayborn, Randy Logan, Lester Hayes, Lawyer Milloy, Karl Kassulke, Willie Buchanon, Carnell Lake
11 Rosey Taylor, Randy Logan, Raymond Clayborn, James Hasty, Aaron Glenn, Mark A. Carrier, Lawyer Milloy, Ed Sharockman, Cris Dishman, Everson Walls
12 James Hasty, Rosey Taylor, Raymond Clayborn, Cris Dishman, Lawyer Milloy, Dave Waymer, Aaron Glenn, Randy Logan, Everson Walls, Ed Sharockman
13 James Hasty, Lawyer Milloy, Raymond Clayborn, Cris Dishman, Rosey Taylor, Dave Waymer, Dick LeBeau, Eugene Robinson, Aaron Glenn, Dennis Smith
14 James Hasty, Raymond Clayborn, Lawyer Milloy, Cris Dishman, Dick LeBeau, Rosey Taylor, Dave Brown, Dennis Smith, Pat Fischer, Eugene Robinson
15 Troy Vincent, Darrell Green*, Ty Law, Dick LeBeau, James Hasty, Eric Allen, Raymond Clayborn, Erich Barnes, Larry Wilson*, Donnie Shell
Career Troy Vincent, Ty Law, Dick LeBeau, James Hasty, Eric Allen, Raymond Clayborn, Erich Barnes, Pat Fischer, Larry Wilson*, Donnie Shell

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

First-Team All-Pro

1983

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)
1976 NFL 1 (8)
1982 NFL 1 (4)
1983 NFL 2 (1)
Career 5 (102)

Yds/Kick Return

1969 AFL 23.9 (10)

Games

Career 207 (168)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 18 (124)

Fumble Return Yds

1975 NFL 56 (5)
Career 96 (123)

Interceptions

1975 NFL 6 (7)
1976 NFL 9 (2/76)
1982 NFL 5 (2)
1983 NFL 8 (2)
Career 65 (5)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1976 NFL 141 (5)
1982 NFL 88 (8)
Career 596 (83)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1975 NFL 1 (2)
1976 NFL 1 (6)
1982 NFL 1 (1)
1983 NFL 2 (1/24)
Career 5 (22)

Long Intercep. Return

1969 AFL 66 (5)
1976 NFL 53 (8)
1982 NFL 56 (9)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1975Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
1981UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1983Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL