Josh Ashton
Josh Ashton Jr.
Born: August 24, 1949
Eagle Lake, TX USA
Deceased: October 4, 1993
Harris County, TX
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: Tulsa
High School: Eagle Lake (TX)
Career: 1971-1975
Drafted: 1971 in Round 9, #209 overall by the New England Patriots
Josh Ashton played from 1971 to 1975 during his career with the BC Lions, New England Patriots and St. Louis Cardinals. Ashton ran for 1,156 yards in his career on 282 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 42 passes for 432 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | CFL BC Lions | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 54 | 2 |
1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 128 | 546 | 4.3 | 35 | 3 |
1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 93 | 305 | 3.3 | 34 | 0 |
1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 26 | 99 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 |
1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
CFL | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 54 | 2 | |
NFL | 257 | 994 | 3.9 | 35 | 3 | |
Totals | 282 | 1156 | 4.1 | 54 | 5 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | CFL BC Lions | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 |
1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 22 | 207 | 9.4 | 24 | 1 |
1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 51 | 0 |
CFL | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 | |
NFL | 33 | 320 | 9.7 | 51 | 1 | |
Totals | 42 | 432 | 10.3 | 51 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 291 | 29.1 | 47 | 0 |
1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 309 | 20.6 | 31 | 0 |
CFL | 10 | 291 | 29.1 | 47 | 0 | |
NFL | 15 | 309 | 20.6 | 31 | 0 | |
Totals | 25 | 600 | 24.0 | 47 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1971 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | CFL | BC Lions | 6 | |
1972 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 12 |
1973 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 8 |
1974 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 0 |
1975 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 |