Gene FosterFoster, Irving Eugene (Geno)Height: 5-11 Weight: 214 Born: March 20, 1942 Salem, NJ High School: Memorial (Pennsville, NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Arizona State | |
| 1962 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| 1963 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| 1964 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| Draft: 10th round (78th overall) 1965 San Diego Chargers; 15th round (201st overall) 1965 Dallas Cowboys |
| Military Service: United States National Guard |
| Relatives: Brother of Tom Foster |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | 37 | FB-HB | 14 | 8 |
| 1966 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1966 SD AFL | 37 | FB | 14 | 7 |
| 1967 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1967 SD AFL | 37 | FB | 10 | 3 |
| 1968 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1968 SD AFL | 37 | FB | 10 | 9 |
| 1969 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1969 SD AFL | 37 | RB | 13 | 5 |
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 37 | RB | 7 | 2 |
| 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | 16 | HB | 6 | |
| 1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL | 16 | HB | 9 | |
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 16 | FB | 13 | |
| 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL | OHB-FB | 1 | ||
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 68 | 34 | ||
| 4 Years (CFL)4 Years CFL | 29 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL |
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | |
| Released | 9/2/1971 | 1971 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1971 SD NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/2/1971 | 1971 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1971 ATL NFL |
| Released | 9/13/1971 | 1971 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1971 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | |
| Traded | 6/4/1974 | 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL |
| Released | 9/17/1974 | 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1966 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1966 SD AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1968 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1968 SD AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1969 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1969 SD AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | 121 | 469 | 3.9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1966 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1966 SD AFL | 81 | 352 | 4.3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1967 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1967 SD AFL | 38 | 78 | 2.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1968 SD AFL | 109 | 394 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1969 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1969 SD AFL | 64 | 236 | 3.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 32 | 84 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | 66 | 306 | 4.6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL | 118 | 581 | 4.9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 135 | 678 | 5.0 | 57 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 445 | 1613 | 3.6 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 31 | 10.3 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.7 | |||
| 1967 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1967 SD AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1968 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1968 SD AFL | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 169 | 24.1 | 28.2 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| 1969 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1969 SD AFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 39 | 7.8 | 19.5 | 30t | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107.5 | |
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 9 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | |
| 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 1 | 50 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 24 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 147.9 | ||||
| 1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 24 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |||
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 27 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 67.4 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 8 | 248 | 13.1 | 22.5 | 50 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120.0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 6 | 101 | 7.2 | 14.4 | 27 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 67.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | 17 | 199 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1966 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1966 SD AFL | 26 | 260 | 10.0 | 63t | 2 | |||||||
| 1967 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1967 SD AFL | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1968 SD AFL | 23 | 224 | 9.7 | 48 | 0 | |||||||
| 1969 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1969 SD AFL | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | 18 | 112 | 6.2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL | 15 | 183 | 12.2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 26 | 207 | 8.0 | 49 | 2 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 99 | 904 | 9.1 | 63t | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 62 | 545 | 8.8 | 49 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1969 SD AFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | 4 | - | 135 | 33.8 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL | 7 | - | 199 | 28.4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 2 | - | 65 | 32.5 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 13 | 399 | 30.7 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1965 SD AFL | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1966 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1966 SD AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1967 SD AFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1968 SD AFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1969 SD AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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