ART MALONEMalone, Arthur LeeHeight: 5-11 Weight: 211 Born: March 20, 1948 Tyler, TX Died: July 27, 2012 Tempe, AZ High School: Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy, AZ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Arizona State | Freshmen Team |
| 1967 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| 1968 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| 1969 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (39th overall) 1970 Atlanta Falcons |
| Relatives: Brother of Benny Malone; father of Art Malone |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL | 25 | RB | 14 | 3 |
| 1971 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1971 ATL NFL | 25 | FB | 13 | 13 |
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1973 ATL NFL | 25 | RB | 10 | 8 |
| 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL | 25 | RB | 13 | 12 |
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 26 | RB | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 80 | 63 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/27/1970 | 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL | |
| Pro Draft | 3/18/1974 | 1974 Detroit Wheels (WFL)1974 DET WFL |
| Traded | 2/17/1975 | 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/30/1976 | 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL |
| Released | 8/9/1977 | 1977 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1977 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 5/22/1979 | 1979 Washington Redskins (NFL)1979 WAS NFL |
| Released | 1979 Washington Redskins (NFL)1979 WAS NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1971 ATL NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1973 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1973 ATL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 150 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL | 40 | 136 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1971 ATL NFL | 120 | 438 | 3.7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 180 | 798 | 4.4 | 27 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1973 ATL NFL | 76 | 336 | 4.4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL | 116 | 410 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 101 | 325 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 15t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 635 | 2457 | 3.9 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1971 ATL NFL | 34 | 380 | 11.2 | 46t | 2 | ||||||
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 50 | 585 | 11.7 | 57t | 2 | ||||||
| 1973 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1973 ATL NFL | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL | 28 | 168 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 20 | 120 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 161 | 1465 | 9.1 | 57t | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1971 ATL NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1973 ATL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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