Don Calhoun
Donald Clevester Calhoun
Born: April 29, 1952
Muskogee, OK USA
Deceased: December 14, 2020
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 206
College: Kansas St.
High School: North (Wichita, KS)
Career: 1974-1984
Drafted: 1974 in Round 10, #249 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Don Calhoun played from 1974 to 1984 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New Jersey Generals and Philadelphia Eagles. Calhoun ran for 3,609 yards in his career on 869 attempts, scoring 23 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 87 passes for 635 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 38 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 129 | 721 | 5.6 | 54 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 198 | 727 | 3.7 | 25 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 76 | 391 | 5.1 | 73 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 137 | 456 | 3.3 | 29 | 5 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 200 | 787 | 3.9 | 22 | 9 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 57 | 205 | 3.6 | 33 | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL New Jersey Generals | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 860 | 3559 | 4.1 | 73 | 23 | |
| USFL | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 869 | 3609 | 4.2 | 73 | 23 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 62 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 47 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 27 | 129 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL New Jersey Generals | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 84 | 624 | 7.4 | 62 | 2 | |
| USFL | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 87 | 635 | 7.3 | 62 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| NFL | 18 | 328 | 18.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 328 | 18.2 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 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 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Totals | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 6 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL | New Jersey Generals | 9 | 0 |
