Monk Gafford
[edit] Biography
Monk Gafford (Roy Haynes Gafford, Jr.) was born on October 1, 1920 in Fort Deposit, Alabama. After going to high school at Fort Deposit (AL), Gafford attended Auburn University. Gafford made his professional debut in the AAFC in 1946 with the Miami Seahawks. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Miami Seahawks over the course of his 3 year career.
Most people believe that 1948 was Monk Gafford's best year, as he caught 4 TD passes and had 559 kick return yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1946
| MIA
| AAFC
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1947
| BRK
| AAFC
| 14
| 46
| 232
| 5
| 1
| 79t
|
| 1948
| BRK
| AAFC
| 12
| 30
| 51
| 1.7
| 1
| 0
|
| 3 year AAFC career
| 39
| 76
| 283
| 3.7
| 3
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1946
| MIA
| AAFC
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 20
| -3
| -0.6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BRK
| AAFC
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BRK
| AAFC
| 12
| 39
| 17
| 43.6
| 268
| 6.87
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 79.9
|
| 3 year AAFC career
| 39
| 44
| 18
| 40.9
| 265
| 6.02
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 53.7
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1946
| MIA
| AAFC
| 11
| 14
| 270
| 19.3
| 4
| 63t
|
| 1947
| BRK
| AAFC
| 14
| 8
| 113
| 14.1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BRK
| AAFC
| 12
| 15
| 274
| 18.3
| 4
| 60t
|
| 3 year AAFC career
| 39
| 37
| 657
| 17.8
| 8
| 0
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1946
| MIA
| AAFC
| 11
| 3
| 57
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BRK
| AAFC
| 14
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BRK
| AAFC
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year AAFC career
| 39
| 7
| 124
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1946
| MIA
| AAFC
| 11
| 10
| 305
| 30.5
| 51
| 0
|
| 1947
| BRK
| AAFC
| 14
| 21
| 565
| 26.9
| 86
| 0
|
| 1948
| BRK
| AAFC
| 12
| 23
| 559
| 24.3
| 58
| 0
|
| 3 year AAFC career
| 39
| 55
| 1469
| 26.7
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1946
| MIA
| AAFC
| 11
| 9
| 117
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BRK
| AAFC
| 14
| 11
| 186
| 16.9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BRK
| AAFC
| 12
| 14
| 130
| 9.3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year AAFC career
| 39
| 34
| 433
| 12.7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punting Stats
| 1946
| MIA
| AAFC
| 11
| 12
| 434
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.2
|
| 1947
| BRK
| AAFC
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BRK
| AAFC
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year AAFC career
| 39
| 13
| 483
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37.2
|
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