Bubba Bean
Earnest Ray Bean
Born: January 26, 1954
Kirbyville, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Texas A&M
High School: Kirbyville (TX)
Career: 1976-1979
Drafted: 1976 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Bubba Bean played from 1976 to 1979 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. Bean ran for 1,528 yards in his career on 405 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 59 passes for 494 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 49 | 49.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 158.3 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 49 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 124 | 428 | 3.5 | 30 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 193 | 707 | 3.7 | 25 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 88 | 393 | 4.5 | 60 | 1 |
| Totals | 405 | 1528 | 3.8 | 60 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 148 | 9.2 | 50 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 31 | 209 | 6.7 | 38 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 494 | 8.4 | 50 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 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 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 11 |
