Terry Metcalf
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | September 24, 1951||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Franklin (Seattle) | ||||||||||
College: | Long Beach State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63 | ||||||||||
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Terrance Randolph Metcalf (born September 24, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL), five of them with the St. Louis Cardinals and one with the Washington Redskins. He also played three seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Toronto Argonauts.
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Metcalf played college football at California State College, Long Beach in Southern California. He is the father of former NFL wide receiver and kick returner Eric Metcalf.
Metcalf finished his NFL career with 3,489 rushing yards, 245 receptions for 2,457 yards, 936 punt return yards, and 3,087 yards returning kickoffs. He also scored 36 touchdowns (24 rushing, 9 receiving, 1 punt return, 2 kickoff returns). He holds the record for most games with 250+ all purpose yards: 7.
In the 14-game 1975 season, Metcalf set a then-NFL record for combined yards with 2,462. This feat has since been eclipsed during the 16-game era (instituted in 1978), with Lionel James of the San Diego Chargers being the first to do so in 1985. James' head coach was Don Coryell, who also coached Metcalf during his record-setting season. He also became the first player in NFL history to average at least 30 yards per kick return and 10 yards per punt return in the same season. Joshua Cribbs of the Cleveland Browns became the second in 2007.
In 1978, Metcalf signed with the Toronto Argonauts. He played three seasons in the Canadian Football League. In 1978, he rushed 169 times for 669 yards, and caught 31 passes. In 1979, as a division all-star, he carried the ball 141 times for 691 yards and caught 55 passes, and in his final year, 1980, he rushed for 540 yards and caught 51 passes.
Metcalf finished his career in the NFL with the Redskins in 1981. He was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[1] and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[2]
NFL/CFL career statistics
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NFL
[edit]Rushing/receiving stats
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | FR | ||
1973 | STL | 12 | 10 | 148 | 628 | 4.2 | 52.3 | 50 | 2 | 37 | 316 | 8.5 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
1974 | STL | 14 | 13 | 152 | 718 | 4.7 | 51.3 | 75 | 6 | 50 | 377 | 7.5 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
1975 | STL | 13 | 13 | 165 | 816 | 4.9 | 62.8 | 52 | 9 | 43 | 378 | 8.8 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
1976 | STL | 12 | 12 | 134 | 537 | 4.0 | 44.8 | 36 | 3 | 33 | 388 | 11.8 | 48 | 4 | 15 | 5 |
1977 | STL | 14 | 11 | 149 | 739 | 5.0 | 52.8 | 62 | 4 | 34 | 403 | 11.9 | 68 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
1981 | WAS | 16 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 595 | 12.4 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Career | 81 | 61 | 766 | 3,498 | 4.6 | 43.2 | 75 | 24 | 245 | 2,457 | 10.0 | 68 | 9 | 62 | 18 |
Returning stats
[edit]Year | Team | GP | PRet | Yards | Y/R | Lng | TD | KRet | Yards | Y/R | Lng | TD |
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1973 | STL | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 48 | 0 |
1974 | STL | 14 | 26 | 340 | 13.1 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 623 | 31.2 | 94 | 1 |
1975 | STL | 13 | 23 | 285 | 12.4 | 69 | 1 | 35 | 960 | 27.4 | 93 | 1 |
1976 | STL | 12 | 17 | 188 | 11.1 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 325 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
1977 | STL | 14 | 14 | 108 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 | 32 | 772 | 24.1 | 51 | 0 |
1981 | WAS | 16 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 283 | 20.2 | 36 | 0 |
Career | 81 | 84 | 936 | 11.1 | 69 | 1 | 121 | 3,087 | 25.5 | 94 | 2 |
CFL
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | ||
1978 | TOR | 15 | 169 | 669 | 4.3 | 44.6 | 54 | 3 | 31 | 269 | 8.7 | 34 | 1 | 9 |
1979 | TOR | 14 | 141 | 691 | 4.9 | 49.4 | 30 | 2 | 55 | 568 | 10.3 | 40 | 5 | 8 |
1980 | TOR | 15 | 140 | 554 | 4.0 | 36.9 | 25 | 4 | 51 | 417 | 8.2 | 39 | 1 | 7 |
Career | 44 | 450 | 1,914 | 4.3 | 43.5 | 54 | 9 | 137 | 1,254 | 9.2 | 40 | 7 | 24 |
Coaching career
[edit]Metcalf coached at Renton High School in Renton, Washington until 2008.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Terry Metcalf".
- ^ "Terry Metcalf".
- ^ Schools, Renton. "Renton School District :: Renton High School". Renton School District. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ "Renton School District :: Renton High School". Renton School District. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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