Gene Roberts
Gene O. Roberts "Choo-Choo"
Born: January 20, 1923
Deceased: July 6, 2009
Independence, MO
Position: HB-FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 188
College: Kansas, Tenn-Chattanooga
High School: East (Kansas City, MO)
Career: 1947-1954
Drafted: 1946 in Round 8, #65 overall by the New York Giants
Gene Roberts played from 1947 to 1954 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes, New York Giants and Ottawa Rough Riders. Roberts ran for 2,267 yards in his career on 597 attempts, scoring 31 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 87 passes for 1,452 yards and 19 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.1 | 32 | 26.3 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.1 | 32 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 79 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 28.6 | 32 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 86 | 296 | 3.4 | 46 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 145 | 491 | 3.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 152 | 634 | 4.2 | 63 | 9 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 116 | 483 | 4.2 | 62 | 4 |
| 1951 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | ||||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | ||||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 98 | 363 | 3.7 | 17 | 4 |
| NFL | 499 | 1904 | 3.8 | 63 | 14 | |
| CFL | 98 | 363 | 3.7 | 17 | 17 | |
| Totals | 597 | 2267 | 3.8 | 63 | 31 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 49 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 35 | 711 | 20.3 | 85 | 8 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 144 | 13.1 | 47 | 1 |
| 1951 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | ||||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | ||||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 23 | 317 | 13.8 | 76 | 0 |
| NFL | 64 | 1135 | 17.7 | 85 | 12 | |
| CFL | 23 | 317 | 13.8 | 76 | 7 | |
| Totals | 87 | 1452 | 16.7 | 85 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | ||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20 |
| CFL | 18 | 63 | 350.0 | 5 | 9 | 180.0 | 1 | 91 | |
| Totals | 18 | 63 | 350.0 | 5 | 9 | 180.0 | 1 | 91 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| CFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 17 | 330 | 19.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| CFL | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 443 | 18.5 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 5 | -1 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 19 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
| 1951 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 40 | |||||||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 86 | |||||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 40 | |||||
| NFL | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 158 | |
| CFL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 211 | |
| Totals | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 393 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 10 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 12 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1953 - CFL CFL East All-Star
