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Bobby Walston

Robert Harold Walston

Position: E-HB-K
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 17, 1928 in Columbus, OH
College: Georgia

Career AV: 55 (1109th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 14th round (166th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

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Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1951 23 PHI LE 83 12 0 11 6 54.5% 31 28 90.3% 6
1952 24 PHI LE 83 12 0 20 11 55.0% 31 31 100.0% 5
1953 25 PHI LE 83 12 0 13 4 30.8% 48 45 93.8% 9
1954 26 PHI LE 83 12 0 10 4 40.0% 39 36 92.3% 6
1955 27 PHI 83 12 0 3 2 66.7% 7 6 85.7% 1
1956 28 PHI LE 83 12 0 13 6 46.2% 18 17 94.4% 4
1957 29 PHI LE 83 12 0 12 9 75.0% 21 20 95.2% 5
1958 30 PHI LE 83 12 0 14 6 42.9% 31 31 100.0% 6
1959 31 PHI 83 12 0 1 0.0% 34 33 97.1% 1
1960* 32 PHI TE 83 12 0 20 14 70.0% 40 39 97.5% 11
1961* 33 PHI TE 83 14 0 25 14 56.0% 46 43 93.5% 11
1962 34 PHI K 83 14 0 15 4 26.7% 38 36 94.7% 1
Career 148 0 157 80 51.0% 384 365 95.1% 66

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
1951 23 PHI LE 83 12 0 31 512 16.5 8 43 2.6 42.7 512 8 1
1952 24 PHI LE 83 12 0 26 469 18.0 3 65 2.2 39.1 469 3 1
1953 25 PHI LE 83 12 0 41 750 18.3 5 62 3.4 62.5 750 5 0
1954 26 PHI LE 83 12 0 31 581 18.7 11 75 2.6 48.4 581 11 0
1955 27 PHI 83 12 0 27 443 16.4 3 63 2.3 36.9 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 440 3 0
1956 28 PHI LE 83 12 0 39 590 15.1 3 51 3.3 49.2 590 3 0
1957 29 PHI LE 83 12 0 11 266 24.2 1 49 0.9 22.2 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.6 0.1 273 1 1
1958 30 PHI LE 83 12 0 21 298 14.2 3 71 1.8 24.8 298 3 0
1959 31 PHI 83 12 0 16 279 17.4 3 40 1.3 23.3 2 8 0 7 4.0 0.7 0.2 287 3 1
1960* 32 PHI TE 83 12 0 30 563 18.8 4 49 2.5 46.9 563 4 0
1961* 33 PHI TE 83 14 0 34 569 16.7 2 68 2.4 40.6 569 2 0
1962 34 PHI K 83 14 0 4 43 10.8 0 16 0.3 3.1 43 0 0
Career 148 0 311 5363 17.2 46 75 2.1 36.2 4 12 0 7 3.0 0.1 0.0 5375 46 4

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
1951 23 PHI LE 83 12 0 5 57 0 17 11.4 569
1952 24 PHI LE 83 12 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 482
Career 148 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 5 57 0 17 11.4 5445

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
1951 23 PHI LE 83 12 0 1 1 0 0
1952 24 PHI LE 83 12 0 1 1 0 0
1954 26 PHI LE 83 12 0 0 1 0 0
1957 29 PHI LE 83 12 0 1 0 0 0
1959 31 PHI 83 12 0 1 2 0 0
Career 148 0 4 5 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
1951 23 PHI LE 83 12 0 8 8 28 6 94
1952 24 PHI LE 83 12 0 3 3 31 11 82
1953 25 PHI LE 83 12 0 5 5 45 4 87
1954 26 PHI LE 83 12 0 11 11 36 4 114
1955 27 PHI 83 12 0 3 3 6 2 30
1956 28 PHI LE 83 12 0 3 3 17 6 53
1957 29 PHI LE 83 12 0 1 1 20 9 53
1958 30 PHI LE 83 12 0 3 3 31 6 67
1959 31 PHI 83 12 0 3 3 33 51
1960* 32 PHI TE 83 12 0 4 4 39 14 105
1961* 33 PHI TE 83 14 0 2 2 43 14 97
1962 34 PHI K 83 14 0 36 4 48
Career 148 0 46 46 365 80 881

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1960
1961

Receptions

1956 NFL 39 (6)

Receiving Yds

1953 NFL 750 (6)
Career 5363 (192)

Receiving TD

1951 NFL 8 (3)
1953 NFL 5 (8)
1954 NFL 11 (2)
Career 46 (127)

Yds/Reception

1951 NFL 16.5 (7)
1952 NFL 18.0 (6)
1953 NFL 18.3 (7)
1954 NFL 18.7 (7)
1955 NFL 16.4 (8)
1960 NFL 18.8 (6)
Career 17.2 (68)

Receiving Yds/Game

1953 NFL 62.5 (6)

Touchdowns

1951 NFL 8 (5)
1954 NFL 11 (2)

Points Scored

1951 NFL 94 (4)
1952 NFL 82 (6)
1953 NFL 87 (4)
1954 NFL 114 (1)

1958 NFL 67 (7)
1960 NFL 105 (2)
1961 NFL 97 (2)
Career 881 (57)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1951 NFL 8 (5)
1954 NFL 11 (2)

Extra Pt Made

1951 NFL 28 (8)
1952 NFL 31 (7)
1953 NFL 45 (2)
1954 NFL 36 (4)
1956 NFL 17 (10)
1958 NFL 31 (6)
1959 NFL 33 (2)
1960 NFL 39 (3)
1961 NFL 43 (3)
1962 NFL 36 (7)
Career 365 (39)

Extra Pt Att

1951 NFL 31 (6)
1952 NFL 31 (7)
1953 NFL 48 (2/93)
1954 NFL 39 (2)
1956 NFL 18 (10)
1958 NFL 31 (7)
1959 NFL 34 (3)
1960 NFL 40 (3)
1961 NFL 46 (1)

1962 NFL 38 (6)
Career 384 (36)

Extra Point %

Career 95.052% (134)

Total Field Goals Made

1951 NFL 6 (6)
1952 NFL 11 (2)
1953 NFL 4 (10)
1956 NFL 6 (8)
1957 NFL 9 (7)
1958 NFL 6 (10)
1960 NFL 14 (4)
1961 NFL 14 (6)
Career 80 (117)

Field Goals Att

1951 NFL 11 (10)
1952 NFL 20 (4)
1953 NFL 13 (9)
1954 NFL 10 (10)
1956 NFL 13 (8)
1960 NFL 20 (6)
1961 NFL 25 (7)
Career 157 (106)

Field Goal %

1951 NFL 54.545% (4)
1952 NFL 55.000% (4)
1956 NFL 46.154% (6)
1957 NFL 75.000% (1)

1958 NFL 42.857% (7)
1960 NFL 70.000% (1)

1961 NFL 56.000% (4)
Career 50.955% (165)

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

All-Pro Teams

1951UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL