Bob Avellini
Robert Hayden Avellini
Born: August 28, 1953
Queens, NY USA
Deceased: May 4, 2024
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 208
College: Maryland
High School: Memorial (New Hyde Park, NY)
Career: 1975-1984
Drafted: 1975 in Round 6, #135 overall by the Chicago Bears
Bob Avellini played from 1975 to 1984 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Avellini threw for 7,111 yards in his career, completing 560 of 1,110 passes with 33 touchdowns and 69 interceptions. He also ran for 225 yards in 104 attempts with 5 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 126 | 67 | 53.2 | 942 | 7.5 | 6 | 4.8 | 11 | 8.7 | 57 | 13 | 144 | 57.0 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 271 | 118 | 43.5 | 1580 | 5.8 | 8 | 3.0 | 15 | 5.5 | 63 | 24 | 225 | 49.4 |
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 293 | 154 | 52.6 | 2004 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.8 | 18 | 6.1 | 75 | 23 | 200 | 61.3 |
| 1978 | NFL Chicago Bears | 264 | 141 | 53.4 | 1718 | 6.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 16 | 6.1 | 61 | 26 | 208 | 54.8 |
| 1979 | NFL Chicago Bears | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 310 | 6.1 | 2 | 3.9 | 3 | 5.9 | 54 | 8 | 58 | 60.1 |
| 1981 | NFL Chicago Bears | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 185 | 5.8 | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 9.4 | 72 | 7 | 52 | 36.6 |
| 1982 | NFL Chicago Bears | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 84 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 52.9 |
| 1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 53 | 30 | 56.6 | 288 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 50 | 5 | 43 | 48.3 |
| Totals | 1110 | 560 | 50.5 | 7111 | 6.4 | 33 | 3.0 | 69 | 6.2 | 75 | 110 | 961 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 15 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 37 | 109 | 2.9 | 21 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Chicago Bears | 34 | 54 | 1.6 | 10 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 104 | 225 | 2.2 | 21 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 | -17 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | -11 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | -29 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 |
| 1976 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 12 |
| 1979 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 7 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 4 | 1 |
