Dick Compton
Richard Lee Compton
Born: April 16, 1940
Colorado City, TX USA
Position: SE-B
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: McMurry
High School: Colorado (Colorado City, TX)
Career: 1962-1968
Dick Compton played from 1962 to 1968 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Houston Oilers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Compton caught 52 passes for 733 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | |
| AFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 95 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | 507 | 12.1 | 40 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 |
| NFL | 49 | 593 | 12.1 | 40 | 2 | |
| AFL | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 95 | 2 | |
| Totals | 52 | 733 | 14.1 | 95 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 44 |
| NFL | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 44 | |
| Totals | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 44 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| AFL | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 30 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 1965 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| AFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 |
