Larry Burton
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[edit] Biography
Larry Burton (Lawrence Godfrey Burton, Jr.) was born on December 15, 1951 in Northampton, Virginia. After going to high school at Mary N. Smith (Eastern Shore, VA), Burton attended Purdue University. Burton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1975 with the New Orleans Saints. He played for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that 1975 was Larry Burton's best year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 16 | 305 | 19.1 | 2 | 71t |
| 1976 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 18 | 297 | 16.5 | 2 | 69t |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 3 | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 3 | 55t |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 12 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 year NFL career | 43 | 44 | 804 | 18.3 | 7 | 0 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1976 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 year NFL career | 43 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 year NFL career | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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