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Cotton Davidson

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Full Name: Francis Marion Davidson Primary Position: K/P/QB
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/182 College: Baylor University
Birthdate: November 30, 1931 High School: Gatesville (TX)
Birthplace: Gatesville, Texas
Pro Experience: 10 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Passing Stats
    • 2.2 Rushing Stats
    • 2.3 Punting Stats
    • 2.4 Kicking Stats
    • 2.5 Fumble Recovery Stats
    • 2.6 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.7 Receiving Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Awards
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Cotton Davidson (Francis Marion Davidson) was born on November 30, 1931 in Gatesville, Texas. After going to high school at Gatesville (TX), Davidson attended Baylor University. Davidson made his professional debut in the NFL in 1954 with the Baltimore Colts. He played in the NFL for 2 years, playing for the Baltimore Colts the entire time. Davidson also played in the AFL for 8 years, playing for the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Texans over the course of his 8 year AFL career.

Most people believe that 1964 was Cotton Davidson's best year, as he threw for 2497 yards and tossed 21 TDs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1954 BLC NFL 12 63 28 44.4 309 4.9 0 5 0 14 26.5
1957 BLC NFL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1960 DAL AFL 14 379 179 47.2 2474 6.53 15 16 17 158 64.2
1961 DAL AFL 14 330 151 45.8 2445 7.41 17 23 0 0 59.2
1962 OAK AFL 13 321 119 37.1 1977 6.16 7 23 0 0 36.1
1963 OAK AFL 14 194 77 39.7 1276 6.58 11 11 0 0 57.8
1964 OAK AFL 14 320 155 48.4 2497 7.8 21 19 0 0 72.1
1965 OAK AFL 2 1 1 100 8 8 0 0 0 0 100
1966 OAK AFL 14 139 59 42.4 770 5.54 2 11 0 0 32.4
1968 OAK AFL 1 2 1 50 4 2 0 0 0 0 56.3
8 year AFL career 87 1686 742 44 11451 6.79 73 103 17 158 56
2 year NFL career 24 65 28 43.1 309 4.75 0 6 0 14 19.3

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1954 BLC NFL 12 11 31 2.8 0 15
1957 BLC NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1960 DAL AFL 14 31 -122 -3.9 1 7
1961 DAL AFL 14 21 123 5.9 1 40
1962 OAK AFL 13 25 54 2.2 3 19
1963 OAK AFL 14 26 115 4.4 4 18
1964 OAK AFL 14 29 167 5.8 2 33
1965 OAK AFL 2 0 0 0 0 0
1966 OAK AFL 14 6 -11 -1.8 0 5
1968 OAK AFL 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 year AFL career 87 138 326 2.4 11 0
2 year NFL career 24 11 31 2.8 0 0

[edit] Punting Stats

year team league games PT YDS LNG BLK TB I20 NET AVG
1954 BLC NFL 12 72 2680 55 1 1 0 34.9 37.2
1957 BLC NFL 12 47 1664 56 0 4 0 0 35.4
1960 DAL AFL 14 58 2287 66 0 0 0 0 39.4
1961 DAL AFL 14 62 2479 62 1 0 0 0 40
1962 OAK AFL 13 38 1452 64 1 0 0 0 38.2
1963 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 OAK AFL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 OAK AFL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 year AFL career 87 161 6335 66 2 0 0 0 39.3
2 year NFL career 24 119 4344 66 1 5 0 0 36.5

[edit] Kicking Stats

year team league games 1-19M 1-19A 20-29M 20-29A 30-39M 30-39A 40-49M 40-49A 50+M 50+A LNG FGM FGA XPM XPA
1954 BLC NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 BLC NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 DAL AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 7
1961 DAL AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 20
1962 OAK AFL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 OAK AFL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 OAK AFL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 year AFL career 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 27 27
2 year NFL career 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1954 BLC NFL 12 4 1 0 0 0
1957 BLC NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1960 DAL AFL 14 6 0 0 0 0
1961 DAL AFL 14 7 0 0 0 0
1962 OAK AFL 13 7 0 0 0 0
1963 OAK AFL 14 3 0 0 0 0
1964 OAK AFL 14 6 0 0 0 0
1965 OAK AFL 2 0 0 0 0 0
1966 OAK AFL 14 2 0 0 0 0
1968 OAK AFL 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 year AFL career 87 31 0 0 0 0
2 year NFL career 24 4 1 0 0 0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1954 BLC NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1957 BLC NFL 12 5 79 15.8 21 0
1960 DAL AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1961 DAL AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1962 OAK AFL 13 0 0 0 0 0
1963 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1964 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1965 OAK AFL 2 0 0 0 0 0
1966 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1968 OAK AFL 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 year AFL career 87 0 0 0 0 0
2 year NFL career 24 5 79 15.8 0 0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1954 BLC NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1957 BLC NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1960 DAL AFL 14 1 -1 -1 0 -1
1961 DAL AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1962 OAK AFL 13 0 0 0 0 0
1963 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1964 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1965 OAK AFL 2 0 0 0 0 0
1966 OAK AFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1968 OAK AFL 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 year AFL career 87 1 -1 -1 0 0
2 year NFL career 24 0 0 0 0 0

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[edit] Awards

  • Won the AFL All-Star Game MVP in 1961

[edit] Categories

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