Art Malone
Arthur Lee Malone
Born: March 20, 1948
Tyler, TX USA
Deceased: August 3, 2012
Tempe, AZ
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 211
College: Arizona St.
High School: Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy, AZ)
Career: 1970-1976
Drafted: 1970 in Round 2, #39 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Art Malone played from 1970 to 1976 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Malone ran for 2,457 yards in his career on 635 attempts, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 161 passes for 1,465 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 40 | 136 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 120 | 438 | 3.6 | 19 | 6 |
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 180 | 798 | 4.4 | 27 | 8 |
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 76 | 336 | 4.4 | 14 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 116 | 410 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 101 | 325 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Totals | 635 | 2457 | 3.9 | 27 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 9 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 34 | 380 | 11.2 | 46 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 50 | 585 | 11.7 | 57 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 33 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 168 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 120 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 161 | 1465 | 9.1 | 57 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 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 |
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 |
