Benny Malone
Ben Malone Jr.
Born: February 3, 1952
Tyler, TX USA
Deceased: March 19, 2020
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 193
College: Arizona St.
High School: Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy, AZ)
Career: 1974-1979
Drafted: 1974 in Round 2, #47 overall by the Miami Dolphins
Benny Malone played from 1974 to 1979 during his career with the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins. Malone ran for 2,693 yards in his career on 706 attempts, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 400 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 117 | 479 | 4.1 | 23 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 65 | 220 | 3.4 | 21 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 186 | 797 | 4.3 | 31 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 129 | 615 | 4.8 | 66 | 5 |
| 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 176 | 472 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Totals | 706 | 2693 | 3.8 | 66 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 43 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 55 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 400 | 12.1 | 55 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 159 | 26.5 | 73 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 177 | 25.3 | 73 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 |
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 8 |
| 1978 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
