Horace KingKing, Horace EdwardHeight: 5-10 Weight: 205 Born: March 5, 1953 Athens, GA High School: Clarke Central (Athens, GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Georgia | |
| 1972 | Georgia | Lettered |
| 1973 | Georgia | Lettered |
| 1974 | Georgia | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (141st overall) 1975 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 25 | RB | 7 | 7 |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 25 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 25 | FB | 15 | 15 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 25 | FB | 16 | 4 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 25 | HB | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 25 | HB | 16 | 1 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 123 | 41 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1975 | 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | |
| Rights Released | 8/21/1984 | 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 61 | 260 | 4.3 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 93 | 325 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 155 | 521 | 3.4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 155 | 660 | 4.3 | 75t | 4 | ||||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 39 | 160 | 4.1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 549 | 2081 | 3.8 | 75t | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 21 | 163 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 40 | 238 | 6.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 48 | 396 | 8.3 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 19 | 184 | 9.7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 20 | 211 | 10.6 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 197 | 1573 | 8.0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 0 | 283 | 16.6 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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