Karl Sweetan
Karl Robert Sweetan, Jr.
Born: October 2, 1942
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: July 2, 2000
Las Vegas, TX
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 203
College: Texas A&M, Wake Forest
High School: South Oak Cliff (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1964-1970
Drafted: 1965 in Round 18, #249 overall by the Detroit Lions
Karl Sweetan played from 1964 to 1970 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and Toronto Argonauts. Sweetan threw for 3,407 yards in his career, completing 284 of 629 passes with 17 touchdowns and 36 interceptions. He also ran for 349 yards in 64 attempts with 2 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 39 | 15 | 38.5 | 197 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.1 | 18 | 33.8 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 309 | 157 | 50.8 | 1809 | 5.9 | 4 | 1.3 | 14 | 4.5 | 99 | 54.3 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 177 | 74 | 41.8 | 901 | 5.1 | 10 | 5.6 | 11 | 6.2 | 52 | 51.1 | ||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 78 | 27 | 34.6 | 318 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 11.5 | 42 | 12.6 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 101 | 7.8 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 92.1 |
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 81 | 6.2 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 92.1 |
| CFL | 39 | 15 | 38.5 | 197 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 590 | 269 | 45.6 | 3210 | 5.4 | 17 | 2.9 | 34 | 5.8 | 99 | 3 | 19 | ||
| Totals | 629 | 284 | 45.2 | 3407 | 5.4 | 17 | 2.7 | 36 | 5.7 | 99 | 3 | 19 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 219 | 6.4 | 34 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 18 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | -5 | -1.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| CFL | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 | |
| NFL | 56 | 306 | 5.5 | 34 | 2 | |
| Totals | 64 | 349 | 5.5 | 34 | 2 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 32 |
| CFL | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Totals | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 32 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
| CFL | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | |
| Totals | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1964 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 8 |
| 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 8 |
| 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 2 |
| 1969 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 |
