A.D. Whitfield
A.D. Whitfield Jr.
Born: September 2, 1943
Rosebud, TX USA
Deceased: September 1, 2022
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200
College: North Texas
High School: Wilson White (Rosebud, TX)
Career: 1965-1974
A.D. Whitfield played from 1965 to 1974 during his career with the BC Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Florida Blazers and Washington Redskins. Whitfield ran for 1,937 yards in his career on 448 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 109 passes for 1,143 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 93 | 472 | 5.1 | 63 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 91 | 384 | 4.2 | 44 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 37 | 125 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 155 | 754 | 4.9 | 28 | 1 |
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 71 | 202 | 2.8 | 29 | 1 |
| NFL | 222 | 981 | 4.4 | 63 | 3 | |
| CFL | 155 | 754 | 4.9 | 28 | 1 | |
| WFL | 71 | 202 | 2.8 | 29 | 1 | |
| Totals | 448 | 1937 | 4.3 | 63 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 18 | 101 | 5.6 | 29 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 36 | 494 | 13.7 | 53 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 107 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 27 | 295 | 10.9 | 71 | 2 |
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 15 | 146 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
| NFL | 67 | 702 | 10.5 | 53 | 3 | |
| CFL | 27 | 295 | 10.9 | 71 | 2 | |
| WFL | 15 | 146 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 109 | 1143 | 10.5 | 71 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 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 |
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| CFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| WFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1974 | WFL | Florida Blazers |
