Bo Roberson
[edit] Biography
Bo Roberson (Irvin Roberson) was born on July 23, 1935 in Blakeley, Georgia. After going to high school at Bartram (Philadelphia, PA) and Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA), Roberson attended Cornell University. Roberson made his professional debut in the AFL in 1961 with the San Diego Chargers. He played for the Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that 1962 was Bo Roberson's best year, as he had 583 receiving yards, had 748 kick return yards and ran back a kickoff for a touchdown.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1961
| SDG
| AFL
| 14
| 6
| 81
| 13.5
| 0
| 24
|
| 1962
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 29
| 583
| 20.1
| 3
| 72
|
| 1963
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 25
| 407
| 16.3
| 3
| 52
|
| 1964
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 44
| 624
| 14.2
| 1
| 54
|
| 1965
| OAK
| AFL
| 6
| 15
| 220
| 14.7
| 0
| 55
|
| 1966
| MIA
| AFL
| 11
| 26
| 519
| 20
| 2
| 80
|
| 6 year AFL career
| 81
| 176
| 2917
| 16.6
| 12
| 0
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1961
| SDG
| AFL
| 14
| 58
| 275
| 4.7
| 3
| 59
|
| 1962
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 89
| 270
| 3
| 3
| 63
|
| 1963
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 19
| 47
| 2.5
| 0
| 11
|
| 1964
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 1
| -4
| -4
| 0
| -4
|
| 1965
| OAK
| AFL
| 6
| 1
| -4
| -4
| 0
| -4
|
| 1966
| MIA
| AFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year AFL career
| 81
| 168
| 584
| 3.5
| 6
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1961
| SDG
| AFL
| 14
| 13
| 207
| 15.9
| 32
| 0
|
| 1962
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 27
| 748
| 27.7
| 87
| 1
|
| 1963
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 38
| 809
| 21.3
| 58
| 0
|
| 1964
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 36
| 975
| 27.1
| 59
| 0
|
| 1965
| OAK
| AFL
| 6
| 12
| 259
| 21.6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| MIA
| AFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year AFL career
| 81
| 130
| 3057
| 23.5
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1961
| SDG
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 1963
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| OAK
| AFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| MIA
| AFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year AFL career
| 81
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1961
| SDG
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 2
| 34
| 17
| 0
| 22
| 0
|
| 1964
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 1
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 20
| 0
|
| 1965
| OAK
| AFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| MIA
| AFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year AFL career
| 81
| 3
| 54
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1961
| SDG
| AFL
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| OAK
| AFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| MIA
| AFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year AFL career
| 81
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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