Don Getty
Donald Ross Getty
Born: June 20, 1933
Westmount, QC
Deceased: February 26, 2016
Edmonton, AB
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Western Ontario
Career: 1955-1965
Don Getty played from 1955 to 1965 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos. Getty threw for 8,950 yards in his career, completing 532 of 992 passes with 57 touchdowns and 60 interceptions. He also ran for 318 yards in 149 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 63 | 35 | 55.6 | 558 | 8.9 | 7 | 11.1 | 5 | 7.9 | 58 | 89.3 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 44 | 18 | 40.9 | 256 | 5.8 | 3 | 6.8 | 3 | 6.8 | 28 | 54.7 |
| 1957 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 122 | 72 | 59.0 | 1359 | 11.1 | 11 | 9.0 | 8 | 6.6 | 81 | 100.4 |
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 60 | 23 | 38.3 | 334 | 5.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.3 | 43 | 48.9 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 198 | 116 | 58.6 | 2080 | 10.5 | 10 | 5.1 | 11 | 5.6 | 80 | 88.4 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 82 | 39 | 47.6 | 674 | 8.2 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.9 | 50 | 67.8 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 126 | 69 | 54.8 | 1276 | 10.1 | 8 | 6.3 | 8 | 6.3 | 65 | 84.6 |
| 1962 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 163 | 92 | 56.4 | 1463 | 9.0 | 8 | 4.9 | 9 | 5.5 | 63 | 79.9 |
| 1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 125 | 64 | 51.2 | 913 | 7.3 | 6 | 4.8 | 8 | 6.4 | 79 | 64.5 |
| 1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 22.2 | 14 | 16.7 |
| Totals | 992 | 532 | 53.6 | 8950 | 9.0 | 57 | 5.7 | 60 | 6.0 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 32 | 34 | 1.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | -24 | -2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | -15 | -0.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 29 | 134 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 18 | 1 |
| 1962 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Totals | 149 | 318 | 2.1 | 18 | 4 |
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 |
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 0 |
