Gene Roberts (American football)
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 20, 1923 Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | July 6, 2009 (aged 86) Independence, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | East (Kansas City, Missouri) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1946: 8th round, 65th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Eugene O. "Choo-Choo" Roberts (January 20, 1923 – July 6, 2009) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1950. Roberts played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs, leading the NCAA in scoring in 1946 with 117 points. He set the NFL's and the New York Giants' single-game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12, 1950, against the Chicago Cardinals.[1] The NFL record was broken by Thomas Wilson of the Los Angeles Rams on December 16, 1956. The Giants' single-game rushing record stood for over 55 years until it was broken by Tiki Barber on December 17, 2005.
Roberts left the Giants in 1950 and played in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for the Montreal Alouettes in 1951 and the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1954.
Roberts is the only person to lead the NCAA, the NFL (102 points in 1949) and the Canadian pro leagues (88 points in 1953) in scoring.
NFL career statistics
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1947 | NYG | 9 | 0 | 86 | 296 | 3.4 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1948 | NYG | 11 | 1 | 145 | 491 | 3.4 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 49 | 3 |
| 1949 | NYG | 12 | 10 | 152 | 634 | 4.2 | 63 | 9 | 35 | 711 | 20.3 | 85 | 8 |
| 1950 | NYG | 12 | 10 | 116 | 483 | 4.2 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 144 | 13.1 | 47 | 1 |
| 44 | 21 | 499 | 1,904 | 3.8 | 63 | 14 | 64 | 1,135 | 17.7 | 85 | 12 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1950 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 44 | 21 | 499 | 1,904 | 3.8 | 63 | 14 | 64 | 1,135 | 17.7 | 85 | 12 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Roberts, Conerly Lead Giant Win". The Pantagraph. November 13, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved August 24, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Mocs Legend Gene Roberts Passes
- Obituary from the July 7, 2009 Kansas City Star