Abner Haynes
Abner Haynes
Born: September 19, 1937
Denton, TX USA
Deceased: July 18, 2024
Position: HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: North Texas
High School: Lincoln (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1960-1967
Drafted: 1960 in Round 5, #55 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Abner Haynes played from 1960 to 1967 during his career with the Dallas Texans, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. Haynes ran for 4,630 yards in his career on 1,036 attempts, scoring 46 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 287 passes for 3,535 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 118.8 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 24 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 156 | 875 | 5.6 | 67 | 9 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 179 | 841 | 4.7 | 59 | 9 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 221 | 1049 | 4.7 | 71 | 13 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 99 | 352 | 3.6 | 46 | 4 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 139 | 697 | 5.0 | 80 | 4 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 41 | 166 | 4.0 | 47 | 3 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 129 | 304 | 2.4 | 20 | 2 |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 56 | 274 | 4.9 | 65 | 2 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 1036 | 4630 | 4.5 | 80 | 46 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 55 | 576 | 10.5 | 34 | 3 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 34 | 558 | 16.4 | 69 | 3 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 39 | 573 | 14.7 | 78 | 6 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 33 | 470 | 14.2 | 73 | 2 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 38 | 562 | 14.8 | 68 | 3 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 26 | 216 | 8.3 | 71 | 2 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 46 | 480 | 10.4 | 52 | 1 |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 16 | 100 | 6.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 287 | 3535 | 12.3 | 78 | 20 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 14 | 215 | 15.4 | 46 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 19 | 196 | 10.3 | 44 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 15 | 119 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 14 | 121 | 8.6 | 57 | 1 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 42 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 85 | 875 | 10.3 | 57 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 19 | 434 | 22.8 | 82 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | 88 | 1 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 317 | 26.4 | 45 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 278 | 23.2 | 45 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 34 | 901 | 26.5 | 60 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 229 | 25.4 | 43 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 22 | 444 | 20.2 | 51 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 4 | 125 | 31.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Totals | 121 | 3025 | 25.0 | 88 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 Dallas Texans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | ||||||
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Totals | 46 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 11 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | New York Jets | 3 | 0 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1960s Team
1960 - AFL AP Player of the Year
1960 - AFL UPI Player of the Year
Honors
1960 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1960 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1960 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1962 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1962 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1962 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
