Harry Burrus
Harry Clifton Burrus Jr.
Born: April 6, 1921
Slaton, TX USA
Deceased: September 20, 2004
Winter Haven, FL
Position: B-E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Hardin-Simmons
High School: Big Spring (TX)
Career: 1946-1948
Drafted: 1942 in Round 6, #50 overall by the Chicago Bears
Harry Burrus played from 1946 to 1948 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Rockets and New York Yankees. Burrus caught 28 passes for 670 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 5 yards in his career on 3 attempts.
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 10 | 251 | 25.1 | 0 | 1 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 8 | 192 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 |
1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 167 | 20.9 | 0 | 1 |
1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 28 | 670 | 23.9 | 0 | 4 |
Kicking:
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 11 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
Totals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 11 | 3 |
1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 5 |
1948 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 1 |
1948 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0 |