Hoyle Granger
[edit] Biography
Hoyle Granger (Hoyle John Granger) was born on March 7, 1944 in Oberlin, Louisiana. After going to high school at Oberlin (LA), Granger attended Mississippi State University. Granger made his professional debut in the AFL in 1966 with the Houston Oilers. He played in the AFL for 4 years, playing for the Houston Oilers the entire time. Granger also played in the NFL for 3 years, playing for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints over the course of his 3 year NFL career.
Most people believe that 1967 was Hoyle Granger's best year, as he ran for 1194 yards, ran in 6 TDs and ran for an average of 5.1 yards per carry.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1966
| HOU
| AFL
| 11
| 56
| 388
| 6.9
| 1
| 69t
|
| 1967
| HOU
| AFL
| 14
| 236
| 1194
| 5.1
| 6
| 67
|
| 1968
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 202
| 848
| 4.2
| 7
| 47t
|
| 1969
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 186
| 740
| 4
| 3
| 23
|
| 1970
| HOO
| NFL
| 5
| 51
| 169
| 3.3
| 1
| 15
|
| 1971
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 32
| 139
| 4.3
| 1
| 16
|
| 1972
| HOO
| NFL
| 13
| 42
| 175
| 4.2
| 0
| 14
|
| 4 year AFL career
| 51
| 680
| 3170
| 4.7
| 17
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 32
| 125
| 483
| 3.9
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1966
| HOU
| AFL
| 11
| 12
| 104
| 8.7
| 1
| 27t
|
| 1967
| HOU
| AFL
| 14
| 31
| 300
| 9.7
| 3
| 43t
|
| 1968
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 26
| 361
| 13.9
| 0
| 55
|
| 1969
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 27
| 330
| 12.2
| 1
| 53
|
| 1970
| HOO
| NFL
| 5
| 11
| 118
| 10.7
| 0
| 22
|
| 1971
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 12
| 52
| 4.3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1972
| HOO
| NFL
| 13
| 15
| 74
| 4.9
| 0
| 20
|
| 4 year AFL career
| 51
| 96
| 1095
| 11.4
| 5
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 32
| 38
| 244
| 6.4
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1966
| HOU
| AFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| HOU
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| HOO
| NFL
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| HOO
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 0
|
| 4 year AFL career
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 32
| 2
| 5
| 2.5
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1966
| HOU
| AFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| HOU
| AFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| HOU
| AFL
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| HOO
| NFL
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| HOO
| NFL
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 4 year AFL career
| 51
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 32
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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