Les Strayhorn
Leslie Dewey Strayhorn, Jr.
Born: September 1, 1951
Trenton, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 205
College: East Carolina
High School: Jones (Trenton, NC)
Career: 1973-1977
Drafted: 1973 in Round 17, #438 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Les Strayhorn played from 1973 to 1977 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes. Strayhorn ran for 514 yards in his career on 98 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 13 passes for 102 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 24 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51 | 250 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 92 | 6.6 | 37 | 1 |
| NFL | 22 | 128 | 5.8 | 24 | 1 | |
| CFL | 76 | 386 | 5.1 | 37 | 1 | |
| Totals | 98 | 514 | 5.2 | 37 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 14 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| CFL | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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 |
| 1973 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1976 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 1 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 |
