Phil King
Phillip Edgar King "Chief"
Born: June 22, 1936
Nashville, TN USA
Deceased: January 18, 1973
Memphis, TN
Position: HB-FB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 223
College: Vanderbilt
High School: Dyersburg (TN)
Career: 1958-1966
Drafted: 1958 in Round 1, #12 overall by the New York Giants
Phil King played from 1958 to 1966 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. King ran for 2,192 yards in his career on 569 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 86 passes for 951 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 104.2 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 83 | 316 | 3.8 | 38 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 72 | 232 | 3.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 108 | 460 | 4.3 | 20 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 161 | 613 | 3.8 | 50 | 3 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 71 | 2.7 | 12 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 72 | 356 | 4.9 | 21 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 569 | 2192 | 3.9 | 50 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 132 | 12.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 186 | 12.4 | 37 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 32 | 377 | 11.8 | 46 | 5 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 96 | 8.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Totals | 86 | 951 | 11.1 | 46 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 13 | 279 | 21.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 55 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 592 | 19.7 | 55 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 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 |
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
