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Rick Upchurch

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Full Name: Richard Upchurch Primary Position: WR
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/173 College: Indian Hills Community College, University of Minnesota
Birthdate: May 20, 1952 High School: Springfield (Holland, OH)
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio
Pro Experience: 9 years
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Contents

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

[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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