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American football player (born 1953)
American football player
Horace Edward King
(born March 5, 1953) is a former
American football
running back
. He played
college football
at the
University of Georgia
from 1972 to 1974 and professional football in the
National Football League
for the
Detroit Lions
from 1975 to 1983.
A native of
Athens, Georgia
, he played high school football at
Clarke Central High School
in that city. He next played at the
University of Georgia
from 1972 to 1974, totaling 1,673 yards from scrimmage.
[1]
On October 12, 1974, he gained 134 yards and tied a Georgia record with four touchdowns against
Ole Miss
.
[2]
King was selected by the
Detroit Lions
in the sixth round of the
1975 NFL Draft
and played nine years for the Lions from 1975 to 1983. He was the Lions' leading rusher in 1977 when he totaled 521 rushing yards. His best season was 1978 when he started 15 games at fullback and totaled 1,056 yards from scrimmage (660 rushing and 396 receiving) and scored six touchdowns. In his nine-year NFL career, King totaled 2,081 rushing yards and 3,660 yards from scrimmage.
[3]
He was cut by the Lions in late August 1984.
[4]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
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Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Rushing
|
Receiving
|
GP
|
GS
|
Att
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Lng
|
TD
|
Rec
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Lng
|
TD
|
1975
|
DET
|
14
|
0
|
61
|
260
|
4.3
|
26
|
2
|
13
|
81
|
6.2
|
22
|
0
|
1976
|
DET
|
7
|
7
|
93
|
325
|
3.5
|
22
|
0
|
21
|
163
|
7.8
|
19
|
0
|
1977
|
DET
|
14
|
13
|
155
|
521
|
3.4
|
35
|
1
|
40
|
238
|
6.0
|
30
|
0
|
1978
|
DET
|
15
|
15
|
155
|
660
|
4.3
|
75
|
4
|
48
|
396
|
8.3
|
34
|
2
|
1979
|
DET
|
16
|
4
|
39
|
160
|
4.1
|
23
|
1
|
18
|
150
|
8.3
|
30
|
0
|
1980
|
DET
|
16
|
0
|
18
|
57
|
3.2
|
8
|
1
|
19
|
184
|
9.7
|
29
|
1
|
1981
|
DET
|
16
|
0
|
7
|
25
|
3.6
|
7
|
0
|
21
|
217
|
10.3
|
41
|
1
|
1982
|
DET
|
9
|
1
|
18
|
67
|
3.7
|
25
|
0
|
9
|
74
|
8.2
|
14
|
1
|
1983
|
DET
|
16
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
2.0
|
4
|
0
|
9
|
76
|
8.4
|
14
|
0
|
|
123
|
41
|
549
|
2,081
|
3.8
|
75
|
9
|
198
|
1,579
|
8.0
|
41
|
5
|
Playoffs
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Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Rushing
|
Receiving
|
GP
|
GS
|
Att
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Lng
|
TD
|
Rec
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Lng
|
TD
|
1982
|
DET
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
2.5
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
4.0
|
5
|
0
|
1983
|
DET
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
2.5
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
4.0
|
5
|
0
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References
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