Rick Upchurch
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[edit] Biography
Rick Upchurch (Richard Upchurch) was born on May 20, 1952 in Toledo, Ohio. After going to high school at Springfield (Holland, OH), Upchurch attended Indian Hills Community College and the University of Minnesota. Upchurch made his professional debut in the NFL in 1975 with the Denver Broncos. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1979 was Rick Upchurch's best year, as he hauled in 64 receptions, had 937 receiving yards and caught 7 TD passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 18 | 436 | 24.2 | 2 | 90t |
| 1976 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 12 | 340 | 28.3 | 1 | 59t |
| 1977 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 12 | 245 | 20.4 | 2 | 45 |
| 1978 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 1 | 29t |
| 1979 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 64 | 937 | 14.6 | 7 | 47 |
| 1980 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 46 | 605 | 13.2 | 3 | 35 |
| 1981 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 32 | 550 | 17.2 | 3 | 63 |
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 3 | 51t |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 40 | 639 | 16 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 year NFL career | 119 | 267 | 4369 | 16.4 | 24 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | FC | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 27 | 312 | 11.6 | 4 | 51 | 0 |
| 1976 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 39 | 536 | 13.7 | 3 | 92t | 4 |
| 1977 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 51 | 653 | 12.8 | 6 | 87t | 1 |
| 1978 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 36 | 493 | 13.7 | 2 | 75t | 1 |
| 1979 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 30 | 304 | 10.1 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| 1980 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 37 | 353 | 9.5 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| 1981 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 9 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 15 | 242 | 16.1 | 3 | 78t | 2 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 4 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 119 | 248 | 3008 | 12.1 | 30 | 0 | 8 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 1 | 15 |
| 1976 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | 25 |
| 1977 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19t |
| 1978 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1979 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 18 |
| 1980 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 21 |
| 1981 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 37 |
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 2 | -10 | -5 | 0 | -3 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 year NFL career | 119 | 49 | 349 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 40 | 1084 | 27.1 | 58 | 0 |
| 1976 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 22 | 514 | 23.4 | 64 | 0 |
| 1977 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 20 | 456 | 22.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1978 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 8 | 222 | 27.8 | 41 | 0 |
| 1979 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 119 | 95 | 2355 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1976 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1980 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 9 year NFL career | 119 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 39.6 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | DEN | NFL | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | DEN | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 119 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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