Don Calhoun

Rushing attempts:	860
Rushing yards:	3,559
Rushing TDs:	23

Don Calhoun
	Calhoun playing for the Patriots
No. 29, 44, 30
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	April 29, 1952; Sumner, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died:	December 14, 2020 (aged 68); Derby, Kansas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	North (KS)
College:	Kansas St.
NFL draft:	1974 / Round: 10 / Pick: 249
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (1974–1975); New England Patriots (1975–1981); Philadelphia Eagles (1982); New Jersey Generals (1984);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	860
Rushing yards:	3,559
Rushing TDs:	23
	Player stats at PFR

Donald Clevester Calhoun (April 29, 1952 – December 14, 2020) was an American professional football running back who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots.[1] and the Philadelphia Eagles. He later played for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL).

Prior to playing NFL, Calhoun played football at Wichita High School North and Kansas State University. He was drafted in the tenth round of the 1974 NFL draft by Buffalo. In 2009, he was inducted into both the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame[2] and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame;[3] and in 2010, was chosen and awarded entry into the Wichita North High School Hall of Fame.

In 1976, while playing for the New England Patriots, Calhoun led the NFL in Rushing Yards per Attempt, with 5.6. He rushed for 721 yards that year.

He died on December 14, 2020, at age 68, in Derby, Kansas.[4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1974	BUF	14	1	21	88	4.2	15	0	2	10	5.0	7	0
1975	BUF	6	0	19	80	4.2	11	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1975	NWE	5	1	23	104	4.5	38	1	5	111	22.2	62	1
1976	NWE	14	3	129	721	5.6	54	1	12	56	4.7	12	0
1977	NWE	14	14	198	727	3.7	25	4	13	152	11.7	47	0
1978	NWE	14	2	76	391	5.1	73	1	3	29	9.7	15	0
1979	NWE	16	6	137	456	3.3	29	5	15	66	4.4	14	1
1980	NWE	16	16	200	787	3.9	22	9	27	129	4.8	12	0
1981	NWE	14	7	57	205	3.6	33	2	7	71	10.1	20	0
1982	PHI	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		114	50	860	3,559	4.1	73	23	84	624	7.4	62	2

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1974	BUF	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1976	NWE	1	0	5	17	3.4	7	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		2	0	5	17	3.4	7	0	0	0	0.0	0	0

References

"44 Don Calhoun RB". New England Patriots. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
"Don Calhoun - athlete". Inductees. Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
"Don Calhoun". Inductees. Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
"Donald Clevester Calhoun, Sr. of Wichita, Kansas". Thejacksonmortuary.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

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[1] "44 Don Calhoun RB". New England Patriots. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[2] "Don Calhoun - athlete". Inductees. Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[3] "Don Calhoun". Inductees. Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[4] "Donald Clevester Calhoun, Sr. of Wichita, Kansas". Thejacksonmortuary.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.