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Horace King (American football)

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Horace King
No. 25
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1953-03-05) March 5, 1953 (age 71)
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Clark Central (GA)
College:Georgia
NFL draft:1975 / round: 6 / pick: 141
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:549
Rushing yards:2,081
Rushing TDs:9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Horace Edward King (born March 5, 1953) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Georgia from 1972 to 1974 and professional football in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions from 1975 to 1983.

A native of Athens, Georgia, he played high school football at Clarke Central High School in that city. He next played at the University of Georgia from 1972 to 1974, totaling 1,673 yards from scrimmage.[1] On October 12, 1974, he gained 134 yards and tied a Georgia record with four touchdowns against Ole Miss.[2]

King was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1975 NFL draft and played nine years for the Lions from 1975 to 1983. He was the Lions' leading rusher in 1977 when he totaled 521 rushing yards. His best season was 1978 when he started 15 games at fullback and totaled 1,056 yards from scrimmage (660 rushing and 396 receiving) and scored six touchdowns. In his nine-year NFL career, King totaled 2,081 rushing yards and 3,660 yards from scrimmage.[3] He was cut by the Lions in late August 1984.[4]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1975 DET 14 0 61 260 4.3 26 2 13 81 6.2 22 0
1976 DET 7 7 93 325 3.5 22 0 21 163 7.8 19 0
1977 DET 14 13 155 521 3.4 35 1 40 238 6.0 30 0
1978 DET 15 15 155 660 4.3 75 4 48 396 8.3 34 2
1979 DET 16 4 39 160 4.1 23 1 18 150 8.3 30 0
1980 DET 16 0 18 57 3.2 8 1 19 184 9.7 29 1
1981 DET 16 0 7 25 3.6 7 0 21 217 10.3 41 1
1982 DET 9 1 18 67 3.7 25 0 9 74 8.2 14 1
1983 DET 16 1 3 6 2.0 4 0 9 76 8.4 14 0
123 41 549 2,081 3.8 75 9 198 1,579 8.0 41 5

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1982 DET 1 0 4 10 2.5 9 0 2 8 4.0 5 0
1983 DET 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2 0 4 10 2.5 9 0 2 8 4.0 5 0

References

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  1. ^ "Horace King Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Johnathan McGinty (May 14, 2000). "Horace King". OnlineAthens.
  3. ^ "Horace King". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Horace King cut". Detroit Free Press. August 22, 1984. p. D1.