Benny RussellRussell, Bennett CoePosition: QB Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Born: May 12, 1944 Brewton, AL High School: Jay (FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Pensacola JC | |
| 1964 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 1965 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 1966 | Louisville | Lettered |
| Draft: 11th round (99th overall) 1966 Buffalo Bills (redshirt); 17th round (252nd overall) 1966 St. Louis Cardinals |
| Military Service: United States Air Force |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1968 BUF AFL | 7 | QB | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1969 HART ACFL | QB | |||
| 1970 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1970 HART ACFL | QB | |||
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 1 | 0 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/27/1965 | 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL |
| Draft | 11/28/1965 | 1966 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1966 BUF AFL |
| Signed | 1967 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1967 BUF AFL | |
| Released | 1967 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1967 BUF AFL | |
| Taxi Squad | 1967 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1967 BUF AFL | |
| Signed | 1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1968 BUF AFL | |
| Released | 1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL | |
| Signed | 1969 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1969 HART ACFL | |
| Free Agent | 1970 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1970 HART ACFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1969 HART ACFL | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1969 HART ACFL | 1 | ||||||||
| 1970 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1970 HART ACFL | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1968 BUF AFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
| 1969 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1969 HART ACFL | 199 | 86 | 43.2 | 99 | 1564 | 7.9 | 18.2 | 67 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 7.0 | 65.0 | |||||
| 1970 Hartford Knights (ACFL)1970 HART ACFL | 235 | 118 | 50.2 | 111 | 1720 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 76 | 13 | 5.5 | 6 | 2.6 | 82.2 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
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