Benny Ricardo
Benito Concepcion Ricardo
Born: January 4, 1954
Asuncion, Paraguay
Position: K
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
College: San Diego St.
High School: Costa Mesa (CA)
Career: 1975-1984
Benny Ricardo played from 1975 to 1984 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers and Southern California Sun. Ricardo kicked 100 field goals in 153 attempts, a 65.4 percent success rate, over his career.
 Southern California Sun |
 Buffalo Bills |
 Detroit Lions |
 New Orleans Saints |
 Minnesota Vikings |
 San Diego Chargers |
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | WFL Southern California Sun | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 24 | |
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 5 |
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 21 | 19 | 90.5 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 49 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 33 | 32 | 97.0 | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 92 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 26 | 25 | 96.2 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 55 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 34 | 31 | 91.2 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 61 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 24 | 24 | 100.0 | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 63 |
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 33 | 97.1 | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 108 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 14 |
| WFL | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 24 | ||
| NFL | 180 | 171 | 95.0 | 142 | 92 | 64.8 | 447 | |
| Totals | 180 | 171 | 95.0 | 153 | 100 | 65.4 | 471 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |
| Totals | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
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 |
| 1975 | WFL Southern California Sun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 49 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 92 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 55 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 61 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 63 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 108 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
| WFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | WFL | Southern California Sun | 5 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 |
