Bruce Alford
Herbert Bruce Alford
Born: September 12, 1922
Waco, TX USA
Deceased: May 8, 2010
Fort Worth, TX
Position: E-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: TCU
High School: Waco (TX)
Career: 1946-1951
Drafted: 1943 in Round 8, #62 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers
Bruce Alford played from 1946 to 1951 during his career with the New York Yankees and New York Yanks. Alford intercepted 1 passes for 1 yards in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 20 | 298 | 14.9 | 52 | 5 | 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 32 | 578 | 18.1 | 57 | 3 | 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 11 | 213 | 19.4 | 0 | 1 | 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 59 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAFC | 76 | 1262 | 16.6 | 57 | 9 | |
| NFL | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 59 | 0 | |
| Totals | 81 | 1341 | 16.6 | 59 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAFC | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 | 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 79 | 1 | 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAFC | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 79 | 1 | |
| Totals | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 79 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| AAFC | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 13 | 10 | 1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 13 | 13 | 1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 10 | 1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 11 | 11 | 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 1 | 1951 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 0 |
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Honors
1947 - AAFC Associated Press All-AAFC (1st Team)
