Buford Long
Buford Eugene Long
Born: December 14, 1931
Lake Wales, FL
Deceased: September 1, 2006
Wauchula, FL
High School: Lake Wales (FL)
Position(s): DB-HB-E
Height: 6'1" Weight: 195
College: Florida
Career: 1953-1955
Drafted: 1953 in Round 5, #58 overall by the New York Giants
Buford Long played from 1953 to 1955 with the New York Giants. Long ran for 164 yards in his career on 52 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 462 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 21 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL New York | 32 | 106 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Totals | 52 | 164 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 14 | 220 | 15.7 | 55 | 2 |
| 1954 | NFL New York | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 36 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL New York | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 34 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 462 | 14.0 | 55 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1954 | NFL New York | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL New York | 10 | 237 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL New York | 6 | 172 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 607 | 26.4 | 36 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Tackles | Fumbles | Kicks | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Assist | Def | ST | TFL | TFL Yds | Brup | QBH | Fum | F Rec | F Rec Yds | FR TD | FF | K Blk |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | NFL New York | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | NFL New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG R | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2 Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| 1954 | NFL New York | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1955 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | G | GS |
| 1953 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | New York Giants | 4 | 0 |