Rufus Crawford
Rufus Crawford Jr.
Born: May 21, 1955
Gastonia, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Virginia St.
High School: Hunter Huss (Gastonia, NC)
Career: 1978-1985
Rufus Crawford played from 1978 to 1985 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Seattle Seahawks. Crawford ran for 1,563 yards in his career on 396 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 257 passes for 2,872 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| CFL | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 125 | 470 | 3.8 | 30 | 4 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 109 | 400 | 3.7 | 35 | 4 |
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 56 | 290 | 5.2 | 47 | 2 |
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35 | 114 | 3.3 | 17 | 5 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 43 | 136 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 29 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 | |
| CFL | 388 | 1544 | 4.0 | 47 | 18 | |
| Totals | 396 | 1563 | 3.9 | 47 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 31 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 49 | 607 | 12.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 33 | 452 | 13.7 | 62 | 1 |
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 44 | 350 | 8.0 | 46 | 1 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 66 | 864 | 13.1 | 47 | 3 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 43 | 441 | 10.3 | 26 | 2 |
| NFL | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 | |
| CFL | 253 | 2847 | 11.3 | 62 | 8 | |
| Totals | 257 | 2872 | 11.2 | 62 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 34 | 284 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 38 | 273 | 7.2 | 94 | 1 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28 | 197 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51 | 478 | 9.4 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 100 | 1107 | 11.1 | 63 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 48 | 333 | 6.9 | 75 | 1 |
| NFL | 34 | 284 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 | |
| CFL | 277 | 2461 | 8.9 | 94 | 2 | |
| Totals | 311 | 2745 | 8.8 | 94 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 35 | 829 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 176 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 272 | 19.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21 | 493 | 23.5 | 46 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 36 | 788 | 21.9 | 39 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 259 | 23.5 | 44 | 0 |
| NFL | 35 | 829 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| CFL | 101 | 2184 | 21.6 | 46 | 0 | |
| Totals | 136 | 3013 | 22.2 | 46 | 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 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| CFL | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
| Totals | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | |
| 1982 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | |
| 1983 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | |
| 1984 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | |
| 1985 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 |
Honors
1981 - CFL CFL East All-Star
