Dave Preston
[edit] Biography
Dave Preston (Richard David Preston) was born on May 29, 1955 in Dayton, Ohio. After going to high school at Defiance (OH), Preston attended Bowling Green State University. Preston made his professional debut in the NFL in 1978 with the Denver Broncos. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire 6 year career.
Most people believe that 1981 was Dave Preston's best year, as he ran for 640 yards, hauled in 52 receptions and had 507 receiving yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 66
| 296
| 4.5
| 1
| 16
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 43
| 169
| 3.9
| 1
| 18
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 111
| 385
| 3.5
| 4
| 19
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 183
| 640
| 3.5
| 3
| 23
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 8
| 19
| 81
| 4.3
| 0
| 13
|
| 1983
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 57
| 222
| 3.9
| 1
| 28
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 75
| 479
| 1793
| 3.7
| 10
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 24
| 199
| 8.3
| 1
| 21
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 19
| 137
| 7.2
| 1
| 19
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 35
| 309
| 8.8
| 0
| 36
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 52
| 507
| 9.8
| 0
| 37
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 8
| 14
| 134
| 9.6
| 0
| 20
|
| 1983
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 17
| 137
| 8.1
| 1
| 25
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 75
| 161
| 1423
| 8.8
| 3
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 7
| 154
| 22
| 32
| 0
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 13
| 336
| 25.8
| 37
| 0
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| 106
| 21.2
| 26
| 0
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 75
| 26
| 597
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 10
| 68
| 6.8
| 0
| 23
| 0
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 7
| 78
| 11.1
| 1
| 22
| 0
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 75
| 18
| 153
| 8.5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| -8
| 0
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 75
| 15
| 3
| 1
| -8
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 75
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
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