Joe Auer
Joseph Auer
Born: October 11, 1941
Trenton, NJ USA
Deceased: March 9, 2019
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Miami (FL), Georgia Tech
High School: Coral Gables (FL)
Career: 1964-1968
Drafted: 1963 in Round 15, #120 overall (AFL) by the Kansas City Chiefs
Drafted: 1963 in Round 5, #57 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Joe Auer played from 1964 to 1968 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Auer ran for 773 yards in his career on 234 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 51 passes for 647 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 63 | 191 | 3.0 | 21 | 2 |
1965 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 121 | 416 | 3.4 | 41 | 4 |
1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 44 | 128 | 2.9 | 23 | 1 |
1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
AFL | 231 | 754 | 3.3 | 41 | 7 | |
NFL | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 | |
Totals | 234 | 773 | 3.3 | 41 | 7 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 43 | 0 |
1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 22 | 263 | 12.0 | 27 | 4 |
1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 18 | 218 | 12.1 | 68 | 2 |
AFL | 51 | 647 | 12.7 | 68 | 6 | |
Totals | 51 | 647 | 12.7 | 68 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 56 | 0 |
1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
AFL | 14 | 141 | 10.1 | 56 | 0 | |
Totals | 14 | 141 | 10.1 | 56 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 28 | 698 | 24.9 | 95 | 1 |
1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 21 | 441 | 21.0 | 47 | 0 |
1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
AFL | 49 | 1139 | 23.2 | 95 | 1 | |
NFL | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 | |
Totals | 51 | 1170 | 22.9 | 95 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
AFL | 0 | 16 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
AFL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Totals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 0 |
1965 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 |
1966 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
1967 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 5 |
1968 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 0 |