Pervis Atkins
[edit] Biography
Pervis Atkins (Pervis R. Atkins) was born on November 24, 1935 in Ruston, Louisiana. After going to high school at Technical (Oakland, CA), Atkins attended New Mexico State University and Santa Ana College. Atkins made his professional debut in the NFL in 1961 with the Los Angeles Rams. He played in the NFL for 5 years, playing for the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins over the course of his 5 year NFL career.Atkins also played in the AFL for 1 year, playing for the Oakland Raiders the entire time.
Most people believe that 1962 was Pervis Atkins's best year, as he hauled in 35 receptions and had 676 kick return yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1961
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 19
| 3.8
| 0
| 13
|
| 1962
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 19
| 2.7
| 0
| 16
|
| 1963
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 11
| 2.2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 25
| 98
| 3.9
| 1
| 17t
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 4
| 18
| 44
| 2.4
| 0
| 16
|
| 1966
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 14
| 10
| 0.7
| 0
| 9
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 19
| 14
| 10
| 0.7
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 59
| 60
| 191
| 3.2
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1961
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 67
| 13.4
| 0
| 28
|
| 1962
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 35
| 393
| 11.2
| 1
| 48t
|
| 1963
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 14
| 174
| 12.4
| 1
| 21
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 8
| 35
| 4.4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 59
| 63
| 669
| 10.6
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1961
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 77
| 19.3
| 22
| 0
|
| 1962
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 28
| 676
| 24.1
| 41
| 0
|
| 1963
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 19
| 429
| 22.6
| 35
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 14
| 319
| 22.8
| 33
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 15
| 15
| 0
|
| 1966
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 29
| 608
| 21
| 32
| 0
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 19
| 29
| 608
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 59
| 66
| 1516
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1961
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 11
| 94
| 8.5
| 5
| 45
| 0
|
| 1963
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 12
| 36
| 3
| 3
| 9
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 13
| 138
| 10.6
| 10
| 68
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 4
| 3
| 11
| 3.7
| 0
| 9
| 0
|
| 1966
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 19
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 59
| 39
| 279
| 7.2
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1961
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| LAM
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| OAK
| AFL
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 59
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
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