ALVIN MAXSONMaxson, Alvin EarlHeight: 5-11 Weight: 201 Born: November 12, 1951 Beaumont, TX Died: June 14, 2022 Rio Rancho, NM High School: Hebert (Beaumont, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Southern Methodist | Freshmen Team |
| 1971 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1972 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1973 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (201st overall) 1974 New Orleans Saints; 12th round (143rd overall) 1974 New York Stars |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 28 | RB | 14 | 11 |
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 28 | RB | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 28 | RB | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 28 | RB | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | 28 | RB | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 New York Giants (NFL)1978 NYG NFL | 36 | RB | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 Year (NFL)1978 Year NFL | 8 | 0 | ||
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 56 | 24 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 165 | 714 | 4.3 | 66t | 2 | ||||
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 139 | 371 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 34 | 120 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Year (NFL)1978 Year NFL | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 360 | 1270 | 3.5 | 66t | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 42 | 294 | 7.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 41 | 234 | 5.7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 95 | 619 | 6.5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 11 | 191 | 17.4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Year (NFL)1978 Year NFL | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 464 | 18.6 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Year (NFL)1978 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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