Fred Arbanas
Frederick Vincent Arbanas
Born: January 14, 1939
Detroit, MI USA
Deceased: April 17, 2021
Position: TE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 240
College: Michigan St.
High School: St. Mary's of Redford (Detroit, MI)
Career: 1962-1970
Drafted: 1961 in Round 2, #22 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Drafted: 1961 in Round 7, #54 overall (AFL) by the Dallas Texans
Fred Arbanas played from 1962 to 1970 during his career with the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. Arbanas caught 198 passes for 3,101 yards and 34 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| AFL | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 29 | 469 | 16.2 | 47 | 6 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 34 | 373 | 11.0 | 40 | 6 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 34 | 686 | 20.2 | 59 | 8 |
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 418 | 17.4 | 67 | 4 |
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 22 | 305 | 13.9 | 36 | 4 |
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 295 | 14.8 | 43 | 5 |
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 189 | 17.2 | 48 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 258 | 16.1 | 44 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 26 | 1 |
| AFL | 190 | 2993 | 15.8 | 67 | 33 | |
| NFL | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 26 | 1 | |
| Totals | 198 | 3101 | 15.7 | 67 | 34 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 | |
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 206 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 1st team All-1960s Team
Honors
1962 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1962 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1963 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1963 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1963 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1963 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
