DAVE COSTACosta, David JosephHeight: 6-2 Weight: 257 Born: October 27, 1941 Yonkers, NY Died: May 20, 2013 High School: Saunders Trades and Technical (Yonkers, NY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Northeastern Colorado JC | |
| 1960 | Northeastern Colorado JC | |
| 1961 | Utah | Lettered |
| 1962 | Utah | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (49th overall) 1963 Oakland Raiders; 3rd round (29th overall) 1963 Los Angeles Rams |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL | 46 | RDT-LB | 14 | 10 |
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 46 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 46 | RDT | 14 | 10 |
| 1966 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1966 BUF AFL | 82 | RDT | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 Denver Broncos (AFL)1967 DEN AFL | 63 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Denver Broncos (AFL)1968 DEN AFL | 63 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 Denver Broncos (AFL)1969 DEN AFL | 63 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 63 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL | 63 | RDT-RDE | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1972 SD NFL | 64 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 64 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL | 64 | RDE | 14 | 9 |
| 1975 Portland Thunder (WFL)1975 POR WFL | 70 | RDT | 8 | |
| 1975 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1975 MEM WFL | DT | |||
| 1975 Year (WFL)1975 Year WFL | 8 | |||
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 168 | 141 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/1/1962 | 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL |
| Draft | 12/3/1962 | 1963 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1963 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 12/21/1962 | 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL |
| Traded | 9/3/1966 | 1966 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1966 BUF AFL |
| Traded | 1/22/1967 | 1967 Denver Broncos (AFL)1967 DEN AFL |
| Traded | 7/31/1972 | 1972 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1972 SD NFL |
| Traded | 9/5/1974 | 1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL |
| Released | 3/27/1975 | 1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 7/4/1975 | 1975 Portland Thunder (WFL)1975 POR WFL |
| LS? | 9/30/1975 | 1975 Portland Thunder (WFL)1975 POR WFL |
| Signed? | 1975 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1975 MEM WFL | |
| Free Agent | 10/22/1975 | 1975 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1975 MEM WFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1972 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1966 BUF AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 9.0 | |
| 1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL | 6.0 | |
| 1972 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1972 SD NFL | 6.0 | |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 2.5 | |
| 1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL | 2.5 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1967 Denver Broncos (AFL)1967 DEN AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Denver Broncos (AFL)1968 DEN AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
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