Dick Christy
Richard Joseph Christy
Born: November 24, 1935
Philadelphia, PA USA
Deceased: July 8, 1966
Chester, PA
Position: HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 191
College: North Carolina St.
High School: St. James (Chester, PA)
Career: 1958-1963
Drafted: 1958 in Round 3, #27 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Dick Christy played from 1958 to 1963 during his career with the Boston Patriots, New York Jets, New York Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers. Christy ran for 1,267 yards in his career on 337 attempts, scoring 9 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 132 passes for 1,473 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 94 | 8.5 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 18.2 | 39 | 83.1 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| AFL | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 94 | 5.2 | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | 11.1 | 39 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 94 | 5.2 | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | 11.1 | 39 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 101 | 2.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 78 | 363 | 4.7 | 48 | 3 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 81 | 180 | 2.2 | 16 | 2 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 114 | 535 | 4.7 | 47 | 3 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 26 | 88 | 3.4 | 13 | 1 |
| NFL | 38 | 101 | 2.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| AFL | 299 | 1166 | 3.9 | 48 | 9 | |
| Totals | 337 | 1267 | 3.8 | 48 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 26 | 268 | 10.3 | 53 | 2 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 29 | 521 | 18.0 | 68 | 1 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 62 | 538 | 8.7 | 41 | 3 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 26 | 0 | |
| AFL | 125 | 1400 | 11.2 | 68 | 6 | |
| Totals | 132 | 1473 | 11.2 | 68 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 43 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 18 | 383 | 21.3 | 70 | 2 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 15 | 250 | 16.7 | 73 | 2 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| AFL | 50 | 752 | 15.0 | 73 | 4 | |
| Totals | 67 | 905 | 13.5 | 73 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 384 | 24.0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 24 | 617 | 25.7 | 46 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 15 | 360 | 24.0 | 60 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 38 | 824 | 21.7 | 43 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 24 | 585 | 24.4 | 71 | 0 |
| NFL | 16 | 384 | 24.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| AFL | 101 | 2386 | 23.6 | 71 | 0 | |
| Totals | 117 | 2770 | 23.7 | 71 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 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 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| AFL | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
| Totals | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 13 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | New York Titans | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | New York Titans | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | New York Jets | 11 | 0 |
