Claxton Welch
Claxton Nathaniel Welch
Born: July 3, 1947
Portland, OR USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 203
College: Oregon
High School: David Douglas (Portland, OR)
Career: 1969-1973
Drafted: 1969 in Round 9, #230 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Claxton Welch played from 1969 to 1973 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints. Welch ran for 83 yards in his career on 26 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 7 passes for 21 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 83 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 35 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 217 | 24.1 | 39 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 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 Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New England Patriots | 2 | 1 |
