Bake Turner
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 22, 1940 Alpine, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 12 / Pick: 163 | ||||||||
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Robert Hardy "Bake" Turner (born July 22, 1940) is an American former professional
College career
Turner played as a running back while playing for Texas Tech.[1]
Freshman season
In 1959, Turner had 25 attempts for 86 yards and one touchdown. Receiving wise, Turner had 22 receptions for 444 yards, which averaged 20.2 yards per reception, the best in the NCAA.[2] He also caught 3 touchdowns.
Sophomore season
Turner improved his rushing yard total to 36 attempts for 150 yards and one touchdown. However, he decreased his receiving yards, with only 9 receptions for 173 receiving yards.
Junior season
Turner, yet again, increased his total rushing yards for the season, with 41 attempts for 185 yards and one touchdown. He only had 3 receptions for 30 yards.
Statistics
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| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
1959 |
Texas Tech | 10 | 22 | 444 | 20.2 | 3 | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 1 |
1960 |
Texas Tech | 10 | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 0 | 36 | 150 | 4.2 | 1 |
1961 |
Texas Tech | 10 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 41 | 185 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Career | 30 | 34 | 647 | 19.0 | 3 | 102 | 421 | 4.1 | 3 | |
Professional career
Turner forwent his senior season and entered the
Baltimore Colts
With the Colts, Turner was primarily used as a
New York Jets
Turner spent most of his career with the
Boston Patriots
After the 1969 season, Turner was traded to the
References
- ^ "Bake Turner College Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "1959 Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Bake Turner Averaged 111 Yards Per Catch for the Baltimore Colts". coltsfandom.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "1963 AFL East All-Stars". remembertheafl.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Martin Award". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.