Rushing & Receiving

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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 AV Awards
1982 22 ATL NFL RB 9 0 78 299 5 37 3.8 33.2 8.7 23 185 8.0 0 15 2.6 20.6 101 4.8 484 5 1 6
1983 23 ATL NFL RB 14 0 100 437 8 40 4.4 31.2 7.1 17 149 8.8 0 25 1.2 10.6 117 5.0 586 8 7 5
1984 24 ATL NFL RB 15 14 353 1486 13 57 4.2 99.1 23.5 42 277 6.6 0 21 2.8 18.5 395 4.5 1763 13 11 11
1985 25 ATL NFL RB 16 16 397 1719 10 50 4.3 107.4 24.8 33 267 8.1 0 44 2.1 16.7 430 4.6 1986 10 0 13 PB,AP-2
1986 26 ATL NFL RB 16 15 343 1327 9 31 3.9 82.9 21.4 24 136 5.7 0 11 1.5 8.5 367 4.0 1463 9 6 8 PB
1987 27 ATL NFL RB 12 12 203 875 2 44 4.3 72.9 16.9 25 199 8.0 0 48 2.1 16.6 228 4.7 1074 2 4 6 PB
1988 28 ATL NFL RB 9 9 113 488 1 34 4.3 54.2 12.6 22 171 7.8 0 30 2.4 19.0 135 4.9 659 1 3 4
1989 29 WAS NFL RB 12 7 201 834 4 58 4.1 69.5 16.8 7 67 9.6 0 13 0.6 5.6 208 4.3 901 4 3 6
1990 30 WAS NFL RB 10 0 123 475 6 20 3.9 47.5 12.3 7 60 8.6 0 18 0.7 6.0 130 4.1 535 6 2 4
1991 31 WAS NFL RB 16 0 78 248 11 32 3.2 15.5 4.9 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.3 79 3.2 253 11 1 2
10 Yrs 129 73 1989 8188 69 58 4.1 63.5 15.4 201 1516 7.5 0 48 1.6 11.8 2190 4.4 9704 69 38 65
17 Game Avg 17 10 262 1079 9 58 4.1 63.5 15.4 26 200 7.5 0 48 1.6 11.8 289 0.6 1279 9 5 9
ATL (7 Yrs) 91 66 1587 6631 48 57 4.2 72.9 17.4 186 1384 7.4 0 48 2.0 15.2 1773 4.5 8015 48 32 53
WAS (3 Yrs) 38 7 402 1557 21 58 3.9 41.0 10.6 15 132 8.8 0 18 0.4 3.5 417 4.1 1689 21 6 12
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
1982 22 ATL NFL RB 1 0 9 38 0 16 4.2 38.0 9.0 2 16 8.0 0 16 2.0 16.0 11 4.9 54 0 0
1990 30 WAS NFL RB 2 0 24 63 0 20 2.6 31.5 12.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.5 4.0 25 2.8 71 0 1
1991 31 WAS NFL RB 3 0 11 19 6 4 1.7 6.3 3.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 1.7 19 6 0
3 Yrs 6 0 44 120 6 20 2.7 20.0 7.3 3 24 8.0 0 16 0.5 4.0 47 3.1 144 6 1
17 Game Avg 17 0 125 340 17 20 2.7 20.0 7.3 9 68 8.0 0 16 0.5 4.0 133 8.7 408 17 3
WAS (2 Yrs) 5 0 35 82 6 20 2.3 16.4 7.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.2 1.6 36 2.5 90 6 1
ATL (1 Yr) 1 0 9 38 0 16 4.2 38.0 9.0 2 16 8.0 0 16 2.0 16.0 11 4.9 54 0 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Awards
198323ATLRB4214001733003519.49165
Career12901733003519.41003465
7 yrsATL916601733003519.4834553
3 yrsWAS38700168912
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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1983 23 ATL NFL RB 14 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0
1984 24 ATL NFL RB 15 14 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0.0 0
1986 26 ATL NFL RB 16 15 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1987 27 ATL NFL RB 12 12 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1990 30 WAS NFL RB 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0
10 Yrs 129 73 0 0 0 0 0 38 6 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0
ATL (7 Yrs) 91 66 0 0 0 0 32 5 0 0 0.0 0
WAS (3 Yrs) 38 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 0

Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1986 26 ATL NFL RB 16 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 PB
10 Yrs 129 73 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
ATL (7 Yrs) 91 66 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
WAS (3 Yrs) 38 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1982 22 ATL NFL RB 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 3.3
1983 23 ATL NFL RB 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 3.4
1984 24 ATL NFL RB 15 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 5.2
1985 25 ATL NFL RB 16 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 3.8 PB,AP-2
1986 26 ATL NFL RB 16 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 3.4 PB
1987 27 ATL NFL RB 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.0 PB
1988 28 ATL NFL RB 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.7
1989 29 WAS NFL RB 12 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.0
1990 30 WAS NFL RB 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.6
1991 31 WAS NFL RB 16 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 4.1
10 Yrs 129 73 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 414 3.2
17 Game Avg 17 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 3.2
ATL (7 Yrs) 91 66 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 288 3.2
WAS (3 Yrs) 38 7 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 3.3
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1991 31 WAS NFL RB 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 12.0
3 Yrs 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 6.0
17 Game Avg 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 6.0
WAS (2 Yrs) 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 7.2
ATL (1 Yr) 1 0 0 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 Gerald Riggs?

Gerald Riggs is 63 years old.

When was Gerald Riggs born?

Gerald Riggs was born on November 6, 1960.

Where was Gerald Riggs born?

Gerald Riggs was born in Tullos, LA.

How tall is Gerald Riggs?

Gerald Riggs is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Gerald Riggs weigh when playing?

Gerald Riggs weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing.

Is Gerald Riggs in the Hall of Fame?

Gerald Riggs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Gerald Riggs play?

Gerald Riggs played 129 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Gerald Riggs have?

Gerald Riggs had 1,989 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Gerald Riggs have?

Gerald Riggs had 8,188 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Gerald Riggs won?

Gerald Riggs has won 1 Super Bowl.

When did Gerald Riggs retire?

Gerald Riggs last played in 1991.