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Ron Springs

Ronald Edward Springs

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: November 4, 1956 in Williamsburg, VA
College: Ohio State

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (136th overall) of the 1979 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
1979 23 DAL RET 16 0 67 248 2 15 3.7 15.5 4.2 25 251 10.0 1 27 1.6 15.7 499 3 2
1980 24 DAL fb 15 6 89 326 6 20 3.7 21.7 5.9 15 212 14.1 1 58 1.0 14.1 538 7 1
1981 25 DAL FB 16 13 172 625 10 16 3.6 39.1 10.8 46 359 7.8 2 32 2.9 22.4 984 12 3
1982 26 DAL FB 9 9 59 243 2 46 4.1 27.0 6.6 17 163 9.6 2 34 1.9 18.1 406 4 3
1983 27 DAL FB 16 14 149 541 7 19 3.6 33.8 9.3 73 589 8.1 1 80 4.6 36.8 1130 8 3
1984 28 DAL FB 16 12 68 197 1 16 2.9 12.3 4.3 46 454 9.9 3 57 2.9 28.4 651 4 1
1985 29 TAM 12 0 16 54 0 11 3.4 4.5 1.3 3 44 14.7 0 22 0.3 3.7 98 0 0
1986 30 TAM FB 12 8 74 285 0 40 3.9 23.8 6.2 24 187 7.8 0 46 2.0 15.6 472 0 2
Career 112 62 694 2519 28 46 3.6 22.5 6.2 249 2259 9.1 10 80 2.2 20.2 4778 38 15
6 yrs DAL 88 54 604 2180 28 46 3.6 24.8 6.9 222 2028 9.1 10 80 2.5 23.0 4208 38 13
2 yrs TAM 24 8 90 339 0 40 3.8 14.1 3.8 27 231 8.6 0 46 1.1 9.6 570 0 2

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
1979 23 DAL RET 16 0 38 780 0 70 20.5 1279
1983 27 DAL FB 16 14 1 13 0 13 13.0 1143
1985 29 TAM 12 0 5 112 0 34 22.4 210
Career 112 62 44 905 0 70 20.6 5683
6 yrs DAL 88 54 39 793 0 70 20.3 5001
2 yrs TAM 24 8 5 112 0 34 22.4 682

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1979 23 DAL RET 16 0 1 3 33.3 30 1 33.3 0 0.0 30 10.0 13.3 30.0 1.9 111.1 1 4 6.5 9.0 25.0
1981 25 DAL FB 16 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
1983 27 DAL FB 16 14 1 2 50.0 15 1 50.0 0 0.0 15 7.5 12.5 15.0 0.9 114.6 0 0 7.5 12.5 0.0
1984 28 DAL FB 16 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
Career 112 62 2 7 28.6 45 2 28.6 1 14.3 30 6.4 2.9 22.5 0.4 53.9 1 4 5.1 2.0 12.5

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
1979 23 DAL RET 16 0 2 2 0 0
1980 24 DAL fb 15 6 1 0 0 0
1981 25 DAL FB 16 13 3 4 11 0
1982 26 DAL FB 9 9 3 1 0 0
1983 27 DAL FB 16 14 3 3 0 0
1984 28 DAL FB 16 12 1 0 0 0
1986 30 TAM FB 12 8 2 0 0 0
Career 112 62 15 10 11 0
6 yrs DAL 88 54 13 10 11 0
2 yrs TAM 24 8 2 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1986 30 TAM FB 12 8 1 43 43 0 43.0
Career 112 62 1 43 43 0 43.0

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
1979 23 DAL RET 16 0 2 1 18
1980 24 DAL fb 15 6 6 1 42
1981 25 DAL FB 16 13 10 2 72
1982 26 DAL FB 9 9 2 2 24
1983 27 DAL FB 16 14 7 1 48
1984 28 DAL FB 16 12 1 3 24
Career 112 62 28 10 228

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing TD

1981 NFL 10 (7)
Career 28 (188)

Receptions

1983 NFL 73 (9)

Long Reception

1983 NFL 80 (6)

Touchdowns

1981 NFL 12 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1981 NFL 12 (9)

Yds/Touch

1979 NFL 9.8 (5)

Long Kick Return

1979 NFL 70 (10)

Fumbles Recovered

1981 NFL 4 (4)

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)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1979 23 16 RB 75 55
1980 24 15 RB 96 42
1981 25 16 RB 168 22 20 56
1982 26 9 RB 65 34
1983 27 16 RB 168 17 20 57
1984 28 16 RB 89 44
1985 29 12 RB 10 103
1986 30 12 RB 47 77
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