Earl Lunsford
Earl Monroe Lunsford
Born: October 19, 1933
Stillwater, OK
Deceased: September 3, 2008
Fort Worth, TX
Position: FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Oklahoma A&M
High School: Stillwater (OK)
Career: 1956-1963
Earl Lunsford played from 1956 to 1963 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders. Lunsford ran for 6,994 yards in his career on 1,199 attempts, scoring 55 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 54 passes for 528 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 216 | 1283 | 5.9 | 57 | 7 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 183 | 1027 | 5.6 | 22 | 10 |
| 1960 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 214 | 1343 | 6.3 | 85 | 13 |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 296 | 1794 | 6.1 | 62 | 10 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 180 | 1016 | 5.6 | 64 | 8 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 110 | 531 | 4.8 | 29 | 7 |
| Totals | 1199 | 6994 | 5.8 | 85 | 55 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 15 | 121 | 8.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 528 | 9.8 | 29 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 324 | 46.3 | 60 |
| Totals | 7 | 324 | 46.3 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 27 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 17 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 252 | 13.3 | 27 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 32 | 1 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 32 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||
| 1960 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Totals | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1957 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 0 | |
| 1958 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 0 | |
| 1959 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1960 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1961 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1962 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 11 | |
| 1963 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 10 |
Honors
1960 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1961 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1962 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1962 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1962 - CFL CFL West All-Star
