Gene Roberts
Eugene O. Roberts , "Choo-Choo"
Born: January 20, 1923
Deceased: July 6, 2009
Independence, MO
High School: East (Kansas City, MO)
Position(s): HB-FB
Height: 5'11" Weight: 188
College: Kansas, Tenn-Chattanooga
Career: 1947-1954
Drafted: 1946 in Round 8, #65 overall by the New York Giants
Gene Roberts played from 1947 to 1954 with the New York Giants, Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders. Roberts ran for 2,267 yards in his career on 597 attempts, scoring 31 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 87 passes for 1,452 yards and 19 receiving touchdowns..
Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
| 1949 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.1 | 32 | 52.5 | ||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 79 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 28.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 86 | 296 | 3.4 | 46 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 145 | 491 | 3.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York | 152 | 634 | 4.2 | 63 | 9 |
| 1950 | NFL New York | 116 | 483 | 4.2 | 62 | 4 |
| 1951 | CFL Montreal | 0.0 | 3 | |||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa | 0.0 | 6 | |||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa | 0.0 | 4 | |||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa | 98 | 363 | 3.7 | 17 | 4 |
| NFL | 499 | 1904 | 3.8 | 63 | 14 | |
| CFL | 98 | 363 | 3.7 | 17 | 17 | |
| Totals | 597 | 2267 | 3.8 | 63 | 31 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 49 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL New York | 35 | 711 | 20.3 | 85 | 8 |
| 1950 | NFL New York | 11 | 144 | 13.1 | 47 | 1 |
| 1951 | CFL Montreal | 0.0 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa | 0.0 | 3 | |||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa | 0.0 | 3 | |||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa | 23 | 317 | 13.8 | 76 | 0 |
| NFL | 64 | 1135 | 17.7 | 85 | 12 | |
| CFL | 23 | 317 | 13.8 | 76 | 7 | |
| Totals | 87 | 1452 | 16.7 | 85 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Single | Pts. | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Single |
| 1951 | CFL Montreal | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa | 0 | 36 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 53 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| CFL | 18 | 63 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 18 | 63 | 350.0 | 5 | 9 | 180.0 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | nan | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| CFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 17 | 330 | 19.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| CFL | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 443 | 18.5 | 33 | 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 |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | NFL New York | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | NFL New York | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | NFL New York | 6 | 5 | -1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL New York | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1949 | NFL New York | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL New York | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
| 1951 | CFL Montreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 40 | |||||||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 86 | |||||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 40 | |||||
| NFL | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| CFL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 369 | |||
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | G | GS |
| 1947 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 10 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 12 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1952 - CFL East All-Star
1953 - CFL East All-Star