FERDIE BURKETBurket, Ferdinad John, IVHeight: 6-1 Weight: 220 Born: January 9, 1933 San Antonio, TX Died: March 27, 2018 Jourdanton, TX High School: St. Gerard (San Antonio, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Texas | Freshmen Team |
| 1956 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Played |
| 1957 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Played |
| 1958 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Played |
| Draft: 14th round (168th overall) 1959 Baltimore Colts |
| Military Service: United States Army |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 91 | FB | 9 | |
| 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1960 SAS WIFU | 25 | FB | 10 | |
| 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 25 | FB | 16 | |
| 1962 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1962 SAS CFL | 25 | FB | 16 | |
| 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL | 12 | FB | 7 | |
| 5 Years (CFL)5 Years CFL | 58 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1960 SAS WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 31 | ||
| 1962 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1962 SAS CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 37 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 138 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 105 | 423 | 4.0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1960 SAS WIFU | 127 | 544 | 4.3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 142 | 583 | 4.1 | 37 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1962 SAS CFL | 114 | 531 | 4.7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL | 62 | 340 | 5.5 | 61 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1960 SAS WIFU | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1962 SAS CFL | 12 | 96 | 8.0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 51 | 453 | 8.9 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 85 | 3420 | 40.2 | 66 | - | |||||||
| 1960 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1960 SAS WIFU | 84 | 3448 | 41.0 | 67 | - | |||||||
| 1961 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 142 | 6361 | 44.8 | 75 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1962 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1962 SAS CFL | 136 | 6156 | 45.3 | 83 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL | 13 | 577 | 44.4 | 68 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 460 | 19962 | 43.4 | 83 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 1 | - | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 5 | - | 129 | 25.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1960 SAS WIFU | 1 | - | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 1 | - | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1962 SAS CFL | 1 | - | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL | 8 | - | 106 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 16 | 272 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1960 SAS WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1961 SAS CFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1962 SAS CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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