Buddy Curry
George Jessel Curry
Born: June 4, 1958
Greenville, NC USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 224
College: North Carolina
High School: George Washington (Danville, VA)
Career: 1980-1987
Drafted: 1980 in Round 2, #36 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Buddy Curry played from 1980 to 1987 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. Curry accounted for 12 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 35 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 14 |
| 1986 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 4 |
Awards
1980 - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
