Theron Sapp
Theron Coleman Sapp
Born: June 15, 1935
Macon, GA USA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 203
College: Georgia
High School: Lanier (Macon, GA)
Career: 1959-1965
Drafted: 1958 in Round 10, #112 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Theron Sapp played from 1959 to 1965 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Sapp ran for 763 yards in his career on 202 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 247 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 41 | 145 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 8 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 53 | 2.3 | 17 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 96 | 431 | 4.5 | 27 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 202 | 763 | 3.8 | 27 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 44 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 178 | 12.7 | 23 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
