Adrian Burk
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[edit] Biography
Adrian Burk (Adrian Matthew Burk) was born on December 14, 1927 in Mexia, Texas. After going to high school at Gaston (Joinerville, TX), Burk attended Baylor University and Kilgore College. Burk made his professional debut in the NFL in 1950 with the Baltimore Colts. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Colts over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that 1954 was Adrian Burk's best year, as he tossed 23 TDs and had a 40 yard punt average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BLC | NFL | 12 | 119 | 43 | 36.1 | 798 | 6.71 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 218 | 92 | 42.2 | 1329 | 6.1 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 179 | 44.5 |
| 1952 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 82 | 37 | 45.1 | 561 | 6.84 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 59 |
| 1953 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 119 | 56 | 47.1 | 788 | 6.62 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 48.6 |
| 1954 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 231 | 123 | 53.2 | 1740 | 7.53 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 183 | 80.4 |
| 1955 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 228 | 110 | 48.2 | 1359 | 5.96 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 192 | 49.2 |
| 1956 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 82 | 39 | 47.6 | 426 | 5.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 36.9 |
| 7 year NFL career | 82 | 1079 | 500 | 46.3 | 7001 | 6.49 | 61 | 89 | 0 | 895 | 52.2 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BLC | NFL | 12 | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 1 | 10 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 28 | 12 | 0.4 | 1 | 11 |
| 1952 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 1953 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 3 | 32t |
| 1954 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 | 15 |
| 1955 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 36 | 132 | 3.7 | 2 | 30 |
| 1956 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 year NFL career | 82 | 122 | 324 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punting Stats
| year | team | league | games | PT | YDS | LNG | BLK | TB | I20 | NET | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BLC | NFL | 12 | 81 | 3243 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 67 | 2646 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39.5 |
| 1952 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 83 | 3335 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 1953 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 41 | 1765 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 1954 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 73 | 2918 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 1955 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 61 | 2615 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42.9 |
| 1956 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 68 | 2843 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.8 |
| 7 year NFL career | 82 | 474 | 19365 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40.9 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BLC | NFL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1952 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 year NFL career | 82 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
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