Fran Lynch
Francis Xavier Lynch
Born: December 3, 1945
Bridgeport, CT USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: Hofstra
High School: Fairfield (CT)
Career: 1967-1975
Drafted: 1967 in Round 5, #110 overall by the Denver Broncos
Fran Lynch played from 1967 to 1975 during his career with the Denver Broncos. Lynch ran for 1,258 yards in his career on 304 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 35 passes for 357 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 56.3 |
| AFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 66 | 221 | 3.3 | 19 | 4 |
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 96 | 407 | 4.2 | 54 | 2 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 20 | 81 | 4.0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 26 | 162 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 34 | 164 | 4.8 | 28 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 57 | 218 | 3.8 | 20 | 3 |
| AFL | 164 | 635 | 3.9 | 54 | 6 | |
| NFL | 140 | 623 | 4.4 | 28 | 6 | |
| Totals | 304 | 1258 | 4.1 | 54 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 36 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 40 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 19 | 1 |
| AFL | 13 | 138 | 10.6 | 22 | 0 | |
| NFL | 22 | 219 | 10.0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Totals | 35 | 357 | 10.2 | 40 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| AFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| NFL | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 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 |
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| AFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |
| Totals | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 4 |
| 1969 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 11 | 7 |
| 1970 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 10 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 1 |
