Rich SowellsSowells, Richard AllenHeight: 6-0 Weight: 179 Born: October 27, 1948 Prairie View, TX High School: Sam Houston (Huntsville, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Alcorn State | |
| 1968 | Alcorn State | Lettered |
| 1969 | Alcorn State | Lettered |
| 1970 | Alcorn State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 New York Jets (NFL)1971 NYJ NFL | 46 | LCB | 8 | 6 |
| 1972 New York Jets (NFL)1972 NYJ NFL | 46 | LCB | 11 | 4 |
| 1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL | 46 | RCB | 12 | 3 |
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | 46 | LCB | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | 46 | LCB-RCB | 14 | 13 |
| 1976 New York Jets (NFL)1976 NYJ NFL | 46 | LCB-RCB | 10 | 5 |
| 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL | 29 | RCB | 9 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 78 | 45 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/29/1971 | 1971 New York Jets (NFL)1971 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 1971 New York Jets (NFL)1971 NYJ NFL | |
| Released | 8/8/1977 | 1977 New York Jets (NFL)1977 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 10/10/1977 | 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL |
| Released | 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Jets (NFL)1972 NYJ NFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 30t | 1 |
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 New York Jets (NFL)1976 NYJ NFL | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 30t | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 New York Jets (NFL)1976 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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