Bob Scarpitto
Robert Frank Scarpitto
Born: January 7, 1939
Rahway, NY USA
Position: FL-WR-P
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 192
College: Notre Dame
High School: Rahway (NJ)
Career: 1961-1968
Drafted: 1961 in Round 9, #71 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Bob Scarpitto played from 1961 to 1968 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers. Scarpitto caught 156 passes for 2,651 yards and 27 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 44 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 63 | 1 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 214 | 21.4 | 63 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | 163 | 18.1 | 69 | 2 |
| 1962 | AFL Denver Broncos | 35 | 667 | 19.1 | 67 | 6 |
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 21 | 463 | 22.0 | 66 | 5 |
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 35 | 375 | 10.7 | 37 | 4 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 32 | 585 | 18.3 | 90 | 5 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 21 | 335 | 16.0 | 62 | 4 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Totals | 156 | 2651 | 17.0 | 90 | 27 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 67 | 2833 | 42.3 | 74 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 77 | 3480 | 45.2 | 70 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 105 | 4713 | 44.9 | 73 |
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 34 | 1382 | 40.6 | 87 |
| Totals | 283 | 12408 | 43.8 | 87 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 1961 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1962 | AFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |||||||
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 170 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 7 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 11 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1960s Team
Honors
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
