OTIS ARMSTRONGArmstrong, Otis D.Height: 5-10 Weight: 196 Born: November 15, 1950 Chicago, IL Died: October 13, 2021 High School: Farragut (Chicago, IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Purdue | |
| 1970 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 1971 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 1972 | Purdue | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (9th overall) 1973 Denver Broncos |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 24 | RB | 14 | 1 |
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 24 | RB | 4 | 3 |
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 24 | RB | 10 | 10 |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 24 | RB | 16 | 9 |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 24 | RB | 15 | 1 |
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 24 | HB | 9 | 6 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 96 | 58 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/30/1973 | 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 3/23/1973 | 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/12/1980 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| Retired | 11/13/1980 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 192 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 26 | 90 | 3.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 263 | 1407 | 5.3 | 43 | 9 | ||||
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 31 | 155 | 5.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 247 | 1008 | 4.1 | 31 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 130 | 489 | 3.8 | 35 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 112 | 381 | 3.4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 108 | 453 | 4.2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 106 | 470 | 4.4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1023 | 4453 | 4.4 | 43 | 25 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 36t | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 38 | 405 | 10.7 | 48t | 3 | ||||||
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 39 | 457 | 11.7 | 36t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 18 | 128 | 7.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 12 | 98 | 8.2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 14 | 138 | 9.9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 131 | 1302 | 9.9 | 48t | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 20 | 472 | 23.6 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 16 | 386 | 24.1 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 879 | 23.8 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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