Rodger Bird
Rodger Paul Bird
Born: July 2, 1943
Corbin, KY USA
Deceased: May 16, 2020
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: Kentucky
High School: Corbin (KY)
Career: 1966-1968
Drafted: 1966 in Round 1, #63 overall (AFL) by the Oakland Raiders
Rodger Bird played from 1966 to 1968 during his career with the Oakland Raiders. Bird intercepted 8 passes for 110 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 37 | 323 | 8.7 | 42 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 46 | 612 | 13.3 | 78 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Totals | 94 | 1063 | 11.3 | 78 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 19 | 390 | 20.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 533 | 21.3 | 32 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Totals | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 23 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 8 |
Honors
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
