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Charley Tolar
Charles Guy Tolar
Position: FB
Height: 5-6 Weight: 199 lbs.
Born: September 5, 1937 in Natchitoches, LA
Died: April 29, 2003 in League City, TX
College: NW State (LA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 27th round (319th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 46 (1828th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1960 | 23 | HOU | 44 | 14 | 54 | 179 | 3 | 40 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 21 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 250 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1961* | 24 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 157 | 577 | 4 | 28 | 3.7 | 41.2 | 11.2 | 24 | 219 | 9.1 | 1 | 32 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 796 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1962* | 25 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 244 | 1012 | 7 | 25 | 4.1 | 72.3 | 17.4 | 30 | 251 | 8.4 | 1 | 35 | 2.1 | 17.9 | 1263 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |
| 1963 | 26 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 194 | 659 | 3 | 33 | 3.4 | 47.1 | 13.9 | 41 | 275 | 6.7 | 0 | 33 | 2.9 | 19.6 | 934 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1964 | 27 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 139 | 515 | 4 | 40 | 3.7 | 36.8 | 9.9 | 35 | 244 | 7.0 | 0 | 52 | 2.5 | 17.4 | 759 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1965 | 28 | HOU | FB | 44 | 11 | 73 | 230 | 0 | 18 | 3.2 | 20.9 | 6.6 | 25 | 138 | 5.5 | 0 | 21 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1966 | 29 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 46 | 105 | 0 | 17 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 173 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Career | 95 | 907 | 3277 | 21 | 40 | 3.6 | 34.5 | 9.5 | 175 | 1266 | 7.2 | 2 | 52 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 4543 | 23 | 29 | 51 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1960 | 23 | HOU | 44 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 8.0 | 13 | 249 | 0 | 35 | 19.2 | 539 | ||
| 1961* | 24 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 | 838 | ||||||
| 1962* | 25 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 1281 | ||||||
| 1963 | 26 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 938 | ||||||
| Career | 95 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 8.0 | 18 | 313 | 0 | 35 | 17.4 | 4896 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961* | 24 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||||||||||
| 1962* | 25 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | HOU | FB | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 29 | HOU | FB | 44 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 95 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
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| 3 | Steve Thurlow, R.C. Owens, Ode Burrell, Walter Abercrombie, Charlie H. Smith, Rick Parros, Horace Ivory, Mack Lee Hill, William Henderson, Curtis Brown |
| 4 | Matt Suhey, Ode Burrell, Bob Gresham, Woody Green, Robert Delpino, Errict Rhett, Fred Beasley, Ed Sutton, Tom Watkins, Ronnie Harmon |
| 5 | William Henderson, Matt Suhey, Larry Garron, Bernie Casey, Al Carmichael, Raymont Harris, Bobby Anderson, Theotis Brown, Kenny King, Amos Marsh |
| 6 | Larry Garron, William Henderson, Ronnie Bull, Bernie Casey, Derrick Fenner, Tim Wilson, Jon Keyworth, Theotis Brown, Anthony Toney, Amos Marsh |
| 7 | Ronnie Bull, Dick Hoak, Mel Triplett, Larry Garron, Jess Phillips, Matt Suhey, William Henderson, Larry Smith, Doug Kotar, Randy McMillan |
| Career | Larry Smith, Fred Willis, Randy McMillan, Mel Triplett, Doug Kotar, Jim Dooley, Wayne Wilson, Fran Rogel, Joe Childress, William Floyd |
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
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