Earl Gros
Earl Roy Gros
Born: August 29, 1940
Lafourche Parish, LA USA
Deceased: July 15, 2013
, LA
Position: FB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
College: LSU
High School: Terrebonne (Houma, LA)
Career: 1962-1970
Drafted: 1962 in Round 1, #14 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Drafted: 1962 in Round 2, #15 overall (AFL) by the Houston Oilers
Earl Gros played from 1962 to 1970 during his career with the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Gros ran for 3,157 yards in his career on 821 attempts, scoring 28 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 142 passes for 1,255 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 135.4 |
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 29 | 155 | 5.3 | 56 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 48 | 203 | 4.2 | 19 | 2 |
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 154 | 748 | 4.9 | 59 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 145 | 479 | 3.3 | 33 | 7 |
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 102 | 396 | 3.9 | 26 | 7 |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 72 | 252 | 3.5 | 23 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 151 | 579 | 3.8 | 44 | 3 |
| 1969 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 116 | 343 | 3.0 | 16 | 4 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 821 | 3157 | 3.8 | 59 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | 234 | 8.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | 271 | 9.3 | 37 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 18 | 214 | 11.9 | 48 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 19 | 175 | 9.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 211 | 7.8 | 21 | 3 |
| 1969 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 131 | 7.7 | 20 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 142 | 1255 | 8.8 | 48 | 10 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 17 | 430 | 25.3 | 51 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 475 | 23.8 | 51 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 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 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Totals | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 |
