Danny Buggs
Daniel Buggs "Lightning"
Born: April 22, 1953
Duluth, GA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188
College: West Virginia
High School: Avondale (Avondale Estates, GA)
Career: 1975-1985
Drafted: 1975 in Round 3, #62 overall by the New York Giants
Danny Buggs played from 1975 to 1985 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos, New York Giants, San Antonio Gunslingers, Tampa Bay Bandits and Washington Redskins. Buggs caught 237 passes for 3,455 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 26 | 341 | 13.1 | 45 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 36 | 575 | 16.0 | 63 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 46 | 631 | 13.7 | 45 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 134 | 12.2 | 35 | 3 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 76 | 1146 | 15.1 | 51 | 5 |
| 1984 | USFL San Antonio Gunslingers | 33 | 477 | 14.5 | 50 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL San Antonio Gunslingers | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 69 | 2 |
| NFL | 110 | 1572 | 14.3 | 63 | 4 | |
| CFL | 11 | 134 | 12.2 | 35 | 3 | |
| USFL | 116 | 1749 | 15.1 | 69 | 7 | |
| Totals | 237 | 3455 | 14.6 | 69 | 14 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL New York Giants | 16 | 353 | 22.1 | 43 | 0 |
| NFL | 16 | 353 | 22.1 | 43 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 353 | 22.1 | 43 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1985 | USFL San Antonio Gunslingers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| CFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| USFL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 7 |
| 1978 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | |
| 1983 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 18 | 17 |
| 1984 | USFL | San Antonio Gunslingers | 17 | |
| 1985 | USFL | San Antonio Gunslingers |
