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Pete Athas

Peter Garrett Athas

Position: DB-WR

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: September 15, 1946 in Hackensack, NJ

Died: June 28, 2015 in Miami, FL

College: Tennessee

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 24 (4712th overall since 1960)

High School: Miami Edison (FL)

Draft: Dallas Cowboys in the 10th round (257th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

Ret

Yds

818

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd	AV
1971	25	NYG	LCB	45	13	5	3	21	0	10	7.0			0			78	3
1972	26	NYG	LCB	45	14	14	8	95	0	48	11.9			0			112	6
1973	27	NYG	LCB	45	14	14	20	153	0	28	7.7			0			218	5
1974	28	NYG	LCB	45	14	14	20	180	0	22	9.0			0			180	5
1975	29	2TM	LCB/SS		11	5	6	37	0	16	6.2	6	95	0	23	15.8	132	5
		CLE	SS	24	6	5	5	36	0	16	7.2	6	95	0	23	15.8	131	2
		MIN	LCB	45	5	0	1	1	0	1	1.0			0			1	3
1976	30	NOR	CB	45	13	5	35	332	0	67	9.5	2	68	0	39	34.0	422	3
Career					79	57	92	818	0	67	8.9	8	163	0	39	20.4	1142	27
4 yrs		NYG			55	47	51	449	0	48	8.8			0			588	19
1 yr		CLE			6	5	5	36	0	16	7.2	6	95	0	23	15.8	131	2
1 yr		MIN			5	0	1	1	0	1	1.0			0			1	3
1 yr		NOR			13	5	35	332	0	67	9.5	2	68	0	39	34.0	422	3

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1975	29	MIN	DB	1	0

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1971	25	NYG	LCB	45	13	5	2	52	1	37			1	2	2	0	0.0
1972	26	NYG	LCB	45	14	14	4	11	0	9			1	3	6	0	0.0
1973	27	NYG	LCB	45	14	14	5	52	0	26			5	5	13	0	0.0
1974	28	NYG	LCB	45	14	14	2	0	0	0			1	1	0	0	1.0
1975	29	2TM	LCB/SS		11	5	1	0	0	0			4	1	0	0	0.0
		CLE	SS	24	6	5			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
		MIN	LCB	45	5	0	1	0	0	0			1	0	0	0	0.0
1976	30	NOR	CB	45	13	5	2	22	0	22			3	1	0	0	0.0
Career					79	57	16	137	1	37			15	13	21	0	1.0
4 yrs		NYG			55	47	13	115	1	37			8	11	21	0	1.0
1 yr		CLE			6	5			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		MIN			5	0	1	0	0	0			1	0	0	0	0.0
1 yr		NOR			13	5	2	22	0	22			3	1	0	0	0.0

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1971	25	NYG	LCB	45	13	5	1	3	0	3	3.0	0.2	0.1				0				1	3.0	3	0	1
1972	26	NYG	LCB	45	14	14			0								0							0	1
1973	27	NYG	LCB	45	14	14			0								0							0	5
1974	28	NYG	LCB	45	14	14			0								0							0	1
1975	29	2TM	LCB/SS		11	5			0								0							0	4
		CLE	SS	24	6	5			0								0							0	3
		MIN	LCB	45	5	0			0								0							0	1
1976	30	NOR	CB	45	13	5			0								0							0	3
Career					79	57	1	3	0	3	3.0	0.0	0.0				0				1	3.0	3	0	15
4 yrs		NYG			55	47	1	3	0	3	3.0	0.1	0.0				0				1	3.0	3	0	8
1 yr		CLE			6	5			0								0							0	3
1 yr		MIN			5	0			0								0							0	1
1 yr		NOR			13	5			0								0							0	3

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	IntTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1971	25	NYG	LCB	45	13	5	1	1		6	0.5
Career					79	57	1	1	0	6	.1
4 yrs		NYG			55	47	1	1	0	6	.1
1 yr		CLE			6	5			0	0	0.0
1 yr		MIN			5	0			0	0	0.0
1 yr		NOR			13	5			0	0	0.0

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