RON BURTONBurton, Ronald EugeneHeight: 5-10 Weight: 190 Born: July 25, 1936 Springfield, OH Died: September 13, 2003 Boston, MA High School: Springfield (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Northwestern | |
| 1957 | Northwestern | Lettered |
| 1958 | Northwestern | Lettered |
| 1959 | Northwestern | Lettered |
| Draft: First Selections 1960 BOS; 1st round (9th overall) 1960 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Relatives: Father of Paul Burton |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL | 22 | HB | 13 | 6 |
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 22 | HB | 14 | 12 |
| 1962 Boston Patriots (AFL)1962 BOS AFL | 22 | HB | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL | 22 | HB | 14 | 13 |
| 1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL | 22 | HB | 14 | 4 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 69 | 49 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/23/1959 | 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL |
| Draft | 11/30/1959 | 1960 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1960 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 1/23/1960 | 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL |
| Traded | 1/29/1966 | 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL |
| Released | 8/16/1966 | 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1962 Boston Patriots (AFL)1962 BOS AFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 114 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL | 66 | 280 | 4.2 | 77 | 1 | ||||
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 82 | 260 | 3.2 | 43 | 2 | ||||
| 1962 Boston Patriots (AFL)1962 BOS AFL | 134 | 548 | 4.1 | 59 | 2 | ||||
| 1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL | 102 | 340 | 3.3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL | 45 | 108 | 2.4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 429 | 1536 | 3.6 | 77 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL | 21 | 196 | 9.3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 45 | 0 | ||||||
| 1962 Boston Patriots (AFL)1962 BOS AFL | 40 | 461 | 11.5 | 69t | 4 | ||||||
| 1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL | 27 | 306 | 11.3 | 59t | 2 | ||||||
| 1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 73t | 2 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 111 | 1205 | 10.9 | 73t | 8 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 8 | 128 | 16.0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 Boston Patriots (AFL)1962 BOS AFL | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 56 | 0 | 389 | 6.9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 15 | 401 | 26.7 | 91t | 1 | ||||
| 1962 Boston Patriots (AFL)1962 BOS AFL | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL | 7 | 188 | 26.9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 46 | 1119 | 24.3 | 91t | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Boston Patriots (AFL)1960 BOS AFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Boston Patriots (AFL)1961 BOS AFL | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 Boston Patriots (AFL)1962 BOS AFL | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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