Roy Jefferson
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[edit] Biography
Roy Jefferson (Roy Lee Jefferson) was born on November 9, 1943 in Texarkana, Texas. After going to high school at Compton (CA), Jefferson attended The Univesity of Utah. Jefferson made his professional debut in the NFL in 1965 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that 1968 was Roy Jefferson's best year, as he hauled in 58 receptions, had 1074 receiving yards, caught 11 TD passes and ran back a punt for a touchdown.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | PIT | NFL | 10 | 13 | 287 | 22.1 | 1 | 50t |
| 1966 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 32 | 772 | 24.1 | 4 | 84t |
| 1967 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 29 | 459 | 15.8 | 4 | 58t |
| 1968 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 58 | 1074 | 18.5 | 11 | 62 |
| 1969 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 67 | 1079 | 16.1 | 9 | 63 |
| 1970 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 44 | 749 | 17 | 7 | 55t |
| 1971 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 47 | 701 | 14.9 | 4 | 70t |
| 1972 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 35 | 550 | 15.7 | 3 | 45t |
| 1973 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 41 | 595 | 14.5 | 1 | 36 |
| 1974 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 43 | 654 | 15.2 | 4 | 43 |
| 1975 | WAS | NFL | 13 | 15 | 255 | 17 | 2 | 36 |
| 1976 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 27 | 364 | 13.5 | 2 | 27 |
| 12 year NFL career | 162 | 451 | 7539 | 16.7 | 52 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | FC | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | PIT | NFL | 10 | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 2 | 67 | 0 |
| 1966 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| 1967 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1968 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 28 | 274 | 9.8 | 9 | 80t | 1 |
| 1969 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1970 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | WAS | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 year NFL career | 162 | 58 | 436 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | PIT | NFL | 10 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1966 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 1967 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 5 | -11 | -2.2 | 0 | 20 |
| 1968 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 1969 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 1970 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 19 |
| 1971 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 1972 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | WAS | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 year NFL career | 162 | 25 | 188 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | PIT | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 4 | 80 | 20 | 27 | 0 |
| 1970 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | WAS | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 year NFL career | 162 | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
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| 1965 | PIT | NFL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | WAS | NFL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | WAS | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 year NFL career | 162 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
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