Luther Blue
Luther J. Blue
Born: October 21, 1954
Valdosta, GA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Iowa St.
High School: Valdosta (GA)
Career: 1977-1981
Drafted: 1977 in Round 4, #96 overall by the Detroit Lions
Luther Blue played from 1977 to 1981 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Toronto Argonauts. Blue caught 49 passes for 565 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | -5 | -0.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | -5 | -0.7 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 90 | 11.2 | 21 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 350 | 11.3 | 26 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 26 | 1 |
| 1981 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 47 | 542 | 11.5 | 26 | 4 | |
| CFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 565 | 11.5 | 26 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 60 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 10 | 236 | 23.6 | 60 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 236 | 23.6 | 60 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 1 |
