Larry BurtonBurton, Lawrence Godfrey, Jr.Height: 6-1 Weight: 193 Born: December 15, 1951 Northampton County, VA High School: Mary Nottinghan Smith (Eastern Shore, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Purdue | Roster |
| 1974 | Purdue | Roster |
| Draft: 1st round (7th overall) 1975 New Orleans Saints |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 80 | WR | 13 | 12 |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 80 | WR | 14 | 12 |
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 80 | WR | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 87 | WR | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 87 | WR | 12 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 43 | 25 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1975 | 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL |
| Signed | 5/21/1975 | 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/27/1977 | 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL |
| Released | 8/29/1978 | 1978 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1978 NO NFL |
| Signed | 11/30/1978 | 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 8/18/1980 | 1980 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1980 SD NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1981 | 1980 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1980 SD NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 16 | 305 | 19.1 | 71t | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 18 | 297 | 16.5 | 69t | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 55t | 3 | |||||||
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 804 | 18.3 | 71t | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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