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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1967 22 BAL NFL RB 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 23 BAL NFL RB 14 0 19 78 0 13 4.1 5.6 1.4 2 70 35.0 2 61 0.1 5.0 21 7.0 148 2 2 4
1969 24 BAL NFL RB 14 2 24 81 0 10 3.4 5.8 1.7 4 64 16.0 0 37 0.3 4.6 28 5.2 145 0 2 1
1970 25 PIT NFL RB 14 14 173 503 2 30 2.9 35.9 12.4 6 71 11.8 0 18 0.4 5.1 179 3.2 574 2 6 4
1971 26 PIT NFL RB 14 14 131 605 0 29 4.6 43.2 9.4 20 246 12.3 2 41 1.4 17.6 151 5.6 851 2 7 7
1972 27 PIT NFL RB 11 5 67 264 0 21 3.9 24.0 6.1 11 79 7.2 0 15 1.0 7.2 78 4.4 343 0 4 4
1973 28 PIT NFL RB 14 13 132 554 2 47 4.2 39.6 9.4 11 173 15.7 2 36 0.8 12.4 143 5.1 727 4 2 8
1974 29 PIT NFL RB 9 2 70 317 4 53 4.5 35.2 7.8 11 118 10.7 0 31 1.2 13.1 81 5.4 435 4 0 4
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 14 10 133 509 2 32 3.8 36.4 9.5 27 351 13.0 2 49 1.9 25.1 160 5.4 860 4 1 8
1976 31 DAL NFL RB 10 2 68 233 1 21 3.4 23.3 6.8 23 316 13.7 2 30 2.3 31.6 91 6.0 549 3 1 6
1977 32 DAL NFL RB 14 10 89 341 1 22 3.8 24.4 6.4 46 535 11.6 4 36 3.3 38.2 135 6.5 876 5 1 12
1978 33 DAL NFL RB 16 1 25 104 0 18 4.2 6.5 1.6 47 526 11.2 0 34 2.9 32.9 72 8.8 630 0 0 8
1979 34 DAL NFL RB 14 0 7 14 1 11 2.0 1.0 0.5 26 333 12.8 1 26 1.9 23.8 33 10.5 347 2 0 3
1980 35 DAL NFL RB 11 0 3 6 0 2 2.0 0.5 0.3 20 213 10.7 2 20 1.8 19.4 23 9.5 219 2 0 2
14 Yrs 176 73 941 3609 13 53 3.8 20.5 5.3 254 3095 12.2 17 61 1.4 17.6 1195 5.6 6704 30 26 71
17 Game Avg 17 7 91 349 1 53 3.8 20.5 5.3 25 299 12.2 2 61 1.4 17.6 115 0.5 648 3 3 7
DAL (6 Yrs) 79 23 325 1207 5 32 3.7 15.3 4.1 189 2274 12.0 11 49 2.4 28.8 514 6.8 3481 16 3 39
PIT (5 Yrs) 62 48 573 2243 8 53 3.9 36.2 9.2 59 687 11.6 4 41 1.0 11.1 632 4.6 2930 12 19 27
BAL (3 Yrs) 35 2 43 159 0 13 3.7 4.5 1.2 6 134 22.3 2 61 0.2 3.8 49 6.0 293 2 4 5
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1968 23 BAL NFL RB 3 1 4 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 0.3 5 0.2 1 0 0
1972 27 PIT NFL RB 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1973 28 PIT NFL RB 1 1 4 14 0 6 3.5 14.0 4.0 1 24 24.0 0 24 1.0 24.0 5 7.6 38 0 0
1974 29 PIT NFL RB 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 3 3 23 68 0 9 3.0 22.7 7.7 17 253 14.9 3 27 5.7 84.3 40 8.0 321 3 1
1976 31 DAL NFL RB 1 1 13 43 0 15 3.3 43.0 13.0 6 41 6.8 0 13 6.0 41.0 19 4.4 84 0 0
1977 32 DAL NFL RB 2 0 3 11 0 5 3.7 5.5 1.5 8 85 10.6 0 32 4.0 42.5 11 8.7 96 0 0
1978 33 DAL NFL RB 3 0 2 4 0 6 2.0 1.3 0.7 4 27 6.8 0 17 1.3 9.0 6 5.2 31 0 0
1979 34 DAL NFL RB 1 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 2 15 7.5 0 10 2.0 15.0 3 4.3 13 0 0
1980 35 DAL NFL RB 3 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 3.7 0.3 6 83 13.8 0 34 2.0 27.7 7 13.4 94 0 1
10 Yrs 22 6 51 149 0 15 2.9 6.8 2.3 45 529 11.8 3 34 2.0 24.0 96 7.1 678 3 2
17 Game Avg 17 5 39 115 0 15 2.9 6.8 2.3 35 409 11.8 2 34 2.0 24.0 74 5.5 524 2 2
DAL (6 Yrs) 13 4 43 135 0 15 3.1 10.4 3.3 43 504 11.7 3 34 3.3 38.8 86 7.4 639 3 2
PIT (3 Yrs) 6 1 4 14 0 6 3.5 2.3 0.7 1 24 24.0 0 24 0.2 4.0 5 7.6 38 0 0
BAL (1 Yr) 3 1 4 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 0.3 5 0.2 1 0 0
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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1968 23 BAL NFL RB 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.0 0
1969 24 BAL NFL RB 14 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0
1970 25 PIT NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.0 0
1971 26 PIT NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 1 0.0 0
1972 27 PIT NFL RB 11 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0
1973 28 PIT NFL RB 14 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 14 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1976 31 DAL NFL RB 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
1977 32 DAL NFL RB 14 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
14 Yrs 176 73 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 1 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 7 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0
DAL (6 Yrs) 79 23 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0
PIT (5 Yrs) 62 48 0 0 0 0 19 6 0 1 0.0 0
BAL (3 Yrs) 35 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1980 35 DAL NFL RB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
10 Yrs 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 5 2 1 0 0 0
DAL (6 Yrs) 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
PIT (3 Yrs) 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
BAL (1 Yr) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1968 23 BAL NFL RB 14 0 0 0 0 0 15 527 2 102 35.1 675
1969 24 BAL NFL RB 14 2 6 37 0 11 6.2 31 706 0 51 22.8 888
1970 25 PIT NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 4 114 0 35 28.5 688
1971 26 PIT NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 7 205 0 77 29.3 1056
1972 27 PIT NFL RB 11 5 1 3 0 3 3.0 13 292 0 42 22.5 638
1973 28 PIT NFL RB 14 13 0 0 0 0 16 308 0 28 19.3 1035
1974 29 PIT NFL RB 9 2 0 0 0 0 12 258 0 29 21.5 693
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 14 10 0 0 0 0 16 391 0 42 24.4 1251
14 Yrs 176 73 7 40 0 11 5.7 114 2801 2 102 24.6 9545
17 Game Avg 17 7 1 4 0 1 5.7 11 271 0 10 24.6 922
DAL (6 Yrs) 79 23 0 0 0 0 16 391 0 42 24.4 3872
PIT (5 Yrs) 62 48 1 3 0 3 3.0 52 1177 0 77 22.6 4110
BAL (3 Yrs) 35 2 6 37 0 11 6.2 46 1233 2 102 26.8 1563
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1968 23 BAL NFL RB 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 111 0 33 27.8 112
1972 27 PIT NFL RB 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 84 0 41 28.0 84
1973 28 PIT NFL RB 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 79 0 27 19.8 117
1974 29 PIT NFL RB 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 43 0 28 21.5 43
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 74 0 26 12.3 395
10 Yrs 22 6 0 0 0 0 19 391 0 41 20.6 1069
17 Game Avg 17 5
DAL (6 Yrs) 13 4 0 0 0 0 6 74 0 26 12.3 713
PIT (3 Yrs) 6 1 0 0 0 0 9 206 0 41 22.9 244
BAL (1 Yr) 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 111 0 33 27.8 112

Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1968 23 BAL NFL RB 14 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.7
1970 25 PIT NFL RB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1971 26 PIT NFL RB 14 14 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3
1973 28 PIT NFL RB 14 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.7
1974 29 PIT NFL RB 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.7
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 14 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.7
1976 31 DAL NFL RB 10 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.8
1977 32 DAL NFL RB 14 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.1
1979 34 DAL NFL RB 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1980 35 DAL NFL RB 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.1
14 Yrs 176 73 13 17 0 2 1 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 198 1.1
17 Game Avg 17 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19 1.1
DAL (6 Yrs) 79 23 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 96 1.2
PIT (5 Yrs) 62 48 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 78 1.3
BAL (3 Yrs) 35 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.7
Scoring Summary Table
Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1975 30 DAL NFL RB 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 6.0
10 Yrs 22 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.8
17 Game Avg 17 5 0 2 0 0 14 0.8
DAL (6 Yrs) 13 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.4
PIT (3 Yrs) 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
BAL (1 Yr) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Preston Pearson?

Preston Pearson is 80 years old.

When was Preston Pearson born?

Preston Pearson was born on January 17, 1945.

Where was Preston Pearson born?

Preston Pearson was born in Freeport, IL.

How tall is Preston Pearson?

Preston Pearson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Preston Pearson weigh when playing?

Preston Pearson weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Is Preston Pearson in the Hall of Fame?

Preston Pearson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Preston Pearson play?

Preston Pearson played 176 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Preston Pearson have?

Preston Pearson had 941 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Preston Pearson have?

Preston Pearson had 3,609 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Preston Pearson won?

Preston Pearson has won 2 Super Bowls.

When did Preston Pearson retire?

Preston Pearson last played in 1980.