Terry Metcalf

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Terry Metcalf
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Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1951-09-24) September 24, 1951 (age 72)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Franklin (Seattle)
College:Long Beach State
NFL draft:1973 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL
CFL
  • CFL East Division
    All-Star (1979)
NCAA
  • First-team
    Little All-American (1971
    )
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:3,498
Rushing touchdowns:24
Receptions:245
Receiving yards:2,457
Receiving touchdowns:9
Career CFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,914
Rushing average:4.3
Touchdowns:15
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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

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

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

NFL

Rushing/receiving stats

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
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

Year Team GP PRet Yards Y/R Lng TD KRet Yards Y/R Lng TD
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

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
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

Metcalf coached at Renton High School in Renton, Washington until 2008.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Terry Metcalf".
  2. ^ "Terry Metcalf".
  3. ^ Schools, Renton. "Renton School District :: Renton High School". Renton School District. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Renton School District :: Renton High School". Renton School District. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

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