George Atkinson
George Henry Atkinson "Butch"
Born: January 4, 1947
Savannah, GA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Morris Brown
High School: Sol C. Johnson (Savannah, GA)
Career: 1968-1979
Drafted: 1968 in Round 7, #190 overall by the Oakland Raiders
George Atkinson played from 1968 to 1979 during his career with the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders. Atkinson intercepted 30 passes for 448 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 36 | 490 | 13.6 | 86 | 2 |
| 1969 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 25 | 153 | 6.1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 20 | 159 | 8.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 41 | 336 | 8.2 | 63 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| AFL | 61 | 643 | 10.5 | 86 | 2 | |
| NFL | 87 | 604 | 6.9 | 63 | 1 | |
| Totals | 148 | 1247 | 8.4 | 86 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 32 | 802 | 25.1 | 60 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 16 | 382 | 23.9 | 39 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 23 | 574 | 25.0 | 62 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 45 | 0 |
| AFL | 48 | 1184 | 24.7 | 60 | 0 | |
| NFL | 28 | 709 | 25.3 | 62 | 0 | |
| Totals | 76 | 1893 | 24.9 | 62 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 33 | 1 |
| 1969 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| AFL | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 33 | 2 | |
| NFL | 24 | 344 | 14.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 448 | 14.9 | 41 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 10 | 93 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 93 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1969 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 6 |
| 1969 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 12 |
| 1970 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 13 |
| 1974 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 12 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
