Dale Atkeson
Dale Wayne Atkeson
Born: December 24, 1930
Kansas City, MO USA
Deceased: May 10, 2007
Position: FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 211
College: none
High School: Nathaniel Narbonne (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1954-1956
Dale Atkeson played from 1954 to 1956 during his career with the Washington Redskins. Atkeson ran for 639 yards in his career on 208 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 184 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 68 | 176 | 2.6 | 14 | 2 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 77 | 300 | 3.9 | 45 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 63 | 163 | 2.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | 208 | 639 | 3.1 | 45 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 45 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 184 | 9.7 | 45 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 24 | 623 | 26.0 | 99 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 754 | 26.0 | 99 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 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 |
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 |
