Art Malone (American football)
Arthur Lee Malone (March 20, 1948 – July 27, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 20, 1948 Tyler, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | July 27, 2012 (aged 64) Tempe, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Santa Cruz Valley Union (Eloy, Arizona) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||||||
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He is the older brother of Benny Malone.
Malone died on July 27, 2012.[1]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1970 | ATL | 14 | 3 | 40 | 136 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 9 | 1 |
| 1971 | ATL | 13 | 13 | 120 | 438 | 3.7 | 19 | 6 | 34 | 380 | 11.2 | 46 | 2 |
| 1972 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 180 | 798 | 4.4 | 27 | 8 | 50 | 585 | 11.7 | 57 | 2 |
| 1973 | ATL | 10 | 8 | 76 | 336 | 4.4 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 33 | 1 |
| 1974 | ATL | 13 | 12 | 116 | 410 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 168 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | PHI | 13 | 13 | 101 | 325 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 120 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 80 | 63 | 635 | 2,457 | 3.9 | 27 | 19 | 161 | 1,465 | 9.1 | 57 | 6 | ||
References
- "Former NFL player Art Malone dies". ESPN. Associated Press. August 1, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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