Dave Costa
David Joseph Costa
Born: October 27, 1941
Yonkers, NY USA
Deceased: May 20, 2013
Position: DT-DE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 250
College: Utah
High School: Saunders Trades and Technical (Yonkers, NY)
Career: 1963-1975
Drafted: 1963 in Round 3, #29 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Drafted: 1963 in Round 7, #49 overall (AFL) by the Oakland Raiders
Dave Costa played from 1963 to 1975 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Memphis Southmen, Oakland Raiders, Portland Thunder and San Diego Chargers. Costa accounted for 2 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL | Memphis Southmen | ||
| 1975 | WFL | Portland Thunder | 8 |
Honors
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
