Art Malone (American football)

Games played	80
Starts	63
Rushing yards	2,457 (3.9 average)
Rushing TDs	19
Receiving yards	1,465 (9.1 average)
Receiving TDs	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Art Malone
	Malone in 1972
No. 25, 26
Position	Running back
Personal information
Born	March 20, 1948; Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 27, 2012 (aged 64); Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	Santa Cruz Valley Union (Eloy, Arizona)
College	Arizona State
NFL draft	1970: 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Career history
	Atlanta Falcons (1970–1974); Philadelphia Eagles (1975–1976);
Awards and highlights
	WAC Offensive Player of the Year (1968);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	80
Starts	63
Rushing yards	2,457 (3.9 average)
Rushing TDs	19
Receiving yards	1,465 (9.1 average)
Receiving TDs	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Arthur Lee Malone (March 20, 1948 – July 27, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft.

He is the older brother of Benny Malone.

Malone died on July 27, 2012.^[1]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1970	ATL	14	3	40	136	3.4	12	0	9	38	4.2	9	1
1971	ATL	13	13	120	438	3.7	19	6	34	380	11.2	46	2
1972	ATL	14	14	180	798	4.4	27	8	50	585	11.7	57	2
1973	ATL	10	8	76	336	4.4	14	2	19	177	9.3	33	1
1974	ATL	13	12	116	410	3.5	13	2	28	168	6.0	13	0
1975	PHI	13	13	101	325	3.2	18	0	20	120	6.0	15	0
1976	PHI	3	0	2	14	7.0	15	1	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
		80	63	635	2,457	3.9	27	19	161	1,465	9.1	57	6

^ "Former NFL player Art Malone dies". ESPN. Associated Press. August 1, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2024.