Rushing & Receiving

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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 AV Awards
1965*+22CHIHB40141216686714615.261.911.92950717.56802.136.21957.0137420918AP RoY-1, UPI RoY-1, AP MVP-4, UPI MVP-2, AP1, PB
1966*+23CHIHB40141322912318585.487.916.43444713.12802.431.92636.4167810217AP MVP-5, UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
1967*+24CHIHB4013131868807704.767.714.3161267.91321.29.72025.010068812AP MVP-3, UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
1968+25CHIRB40991388562636.295.115.3151177.80211.713.01536.4973278AP MVP-4, UPI MVP-4, AP1
1969*+26CHIRB40141423610328284.473.716.9171166.80251.28.32534.511488710UPI MVP-5, AP1, PB
197027CHIRB402223520152.326.011.51-6-6.00-60.5-3.0241.946010
197128CHIRB40221338092.919.06.50132.938000
Career6865991495639705.072.914.6112130711.79801.619.211035.76263483465
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season
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
1965*+22CHIHB4014121623818514.92166019631.42272
1966*+23CHIHB4014136440277.32371829331.22440
1967*+24CHIHB40131338015826.716603310337.71689
1968+25CHIRB409922901814.51746104827.11463
1969*+26CHIRB401414011433905224.21487
Career68652739128514.5912781610330.69435

Passing

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Regular Season
Passing Table
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD
1965*+22CHIHB4014122366.753133.3133.32717.79.326.53.8109.7000.017.679.33
1966*+23CHIHB4014132633.35800.0116.7399.72.229.04.130.6000.09.672.17
1967*+24CHIHB401313050.0000.000.000.00.00.039.6000.00.000.00
1968+25CHIRB4099020.0000.000.000.00.00.039.6000.00.000.00
1969*+26CHIRB401414020.0000.000.000.00.00.039.61333.3-1.00-1.00
Career686541822.211115.6211.1396.22.327.81.631.7135.35.682.00

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1965*+22CHIHB401412094000.0
1966*+23CHIHB401413023000.0
1967*+24CHIHB401313084000.0
1968+25CHIRB4099070000.0
1969*+26CHIRB401414072000.0
197027CHIRB4022010000.0
Career686503413000.0

Scoring Summary

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Regular Season
Scoring Summary Table
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM 2PA D2P XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G
1965*+22CHIHB40141214611221329.4
1966*+23CHIHB40141382212725.1
1967*+24CHIHB401313711312725.5
1968+25CHIRB409922121.3
1969*+26CHIRB40141488483.4
Career6865399265603364.9

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