Adrian Burk
Adrian Mathew Burk
Born: December 14, 1927
Mexia, TX USA
Deceased: July 28, 2003
Henderson, TX
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: Baylor
High School: Gaston (Joinerville, TX)
Career: 1950-1956
Drafted: 1950 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Adrian Burk played from 1950 to 1956 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles. Burk threw for 7,001 yards in his career, completing 500 of 1,079 passes with 61 touchdowns and 89 interceptions. He also ran for 324 yards in 122 attempts with 7 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 119 | 43 | 36.1 | 798 | 6.7 | 6 | 5.0 | 12 | 10.1 | 69 | 37.4 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 218 | 92 | 42.2 | 1329 | 6.1 | 14 | 6.4 | 23 | 10.6 | 53 | 44.5 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 82 | 37 | 45.1 | 561 | 6.8 | 4 | 4.9 | 5 | 6.1 | 84 | 59.0 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 119 | 56 | 47.1 | 788 | 6.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 9 | 7.6 | 61 | 48.6 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 231 | 123 | 53.2 | 1740 | 7.5 | 23 | 10.0 | 17 | 7.4 | 84 | 80.4 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 228 | 110 | 48.2 | 1359 | 6.0 | 9 | 3.9 | 17 | 7.5 | 59 | 49.2 |
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 82 | 39 | 47.6 | 426 | 5.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 6 | 7.3 | 40 | 36.9 |
| Totals | 1079 | 500 | 46.3 | 7001 | 6.5 | 61 | 5.7 | 89 | 8.2 | 84 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 10 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 12 | 0.4 | 11 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 32 | 3 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 36 | 132 | 3.7 | 30 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 324 | 2.7 | 32 | 7 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 81 | 3243 | 40.0 | 68 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 67 | 2646 | 39.5 | 60 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 83 | 3335 | 40.2 | 68 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 41 | 1765 | 43.0 | 66 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 73 | 2918 | 40.0 | 58 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 61 | 2615 | 42.9 | 75 |
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 68 | 2843 | 41.8 | 62 |
| Totals | 474 | 19365 | 40.9 | 75 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 3 |
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 3 |
| 1953 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 4 |
| 1954 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 8 |
| 1955 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 9 |
| 1956 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 3 |
