Sam Scarber
Sam Willis Scarber
Born: June 24, 1949
St. Louis, MO USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
College: New Mexico
High School: Gateway (St. Louis, MO)
Career: 1971-1976
Drafted: 1971 in Round 3, #69 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Sam Scarber played from 1971 to 1976 during his career with the Detroit Wheels, Edmonton Eskimos and San Diego Chargers. Scarber ran for 1,562 yards in his career on 357 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 71 passes for 506 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 75 | 301 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 65 | 339 | 5.2 | 18 | 3 |
| 1973 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Detroit Wheels | 138 | 606 | 4.4 | 24 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 18 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 61 | 236 | 3.9 | 14 | 1 |
| CFL | 143 | 652 | 4.6 | 19 | 3 | |
| WFL | 138 | 606 | 4.4 | 24 | 3 | |
| NFL | 76 | 304 | 4.0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Totals | 357 | 1562 | 4.4 | 24 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Detroit Wheels | 29 | 266 | 9.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 12 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 13 | 1 |
| CFL | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| WFL | 29 | 266 | 9.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| NFL | 26 | 164 | 6.3 | 13 | 2 | |
| Totals | 71 | 506 | 7.1 | 28 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | 373 | 24.9 | 40 | 0 |
| CFL | 15 | 373 | 24.9 | 40 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 373 | 24.9 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 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 |
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1974 | WFL Detroit Wheels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 1975 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| WFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | |
| 1972 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | |
| 1973 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | |
| 1974 | WFL | Detroit Wheels | 14 | |
| 1975 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 11 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 2 |
