PRESTON PEARSONPearson, Preston JamesHeight: 6-1 Weight: 190 Born: January 17, 1945 Freeport, IL High School: Freeport (IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| 1964 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| 1965 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| 1966 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| Draft: 12th round (298th overall) 1967 Baltimore Colts |
| Transactions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 |
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 26 | FB | 14 | 2 |
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 26 | RB | 11 | 5 |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 26 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 26 | RB | 9 | 2 |
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 26 | RB | 14 | 10 |
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 26 | RB | 10 | 2 |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 26 | RB | 14 | 10 |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 26 | RB | 16 | 1 |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 |
| 14 Years (NFL) | 176 | 73 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 33 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 198 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 173 | 503 | 2.9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 131 | 605 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 67 | 264 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 132 | 554 | 4.2 | 47 | 2 | ||||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 70 | 317 | 4.5 | 53 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 133 | 509 | 3.8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 68 | 233 | 3.4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 89 | 341 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 941 | 3609 | 3.8 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 61t | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 20 | 246 | 12.3 | 41 | 2 | ||||||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 36 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 27 | 351 | 13.0 | 49 | 2 | ||||||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 46 | 535 | 11.6 | 36t | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 47 | 526 | 11.2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 26 | 333 | 12.8 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 20 | 213 | 10.7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 254 | 3095 | 12.2 | 61t | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 37 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 7 | 0 | 40 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 15 | 527 | 35.1 | 102t | 2 | ||||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 31 | 706 | 22.8 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 77 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 13 | 292 | 22.5 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 16 | 308 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 12 | 258 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 16 | 391 | 24.4 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 114 | 2801 | 24.6 | 102t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 26 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
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