Dexter Bussey
Dexter Manley Bussey
Born: March 11, 1952
Dallas, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Oklahoma, Texas-Arlington
High School: John F. Kennedy (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1974-1984
Drafted: 1974 in Round 3, #65 overall by the Detroit Lions
Dexter Bussey played from 1974 to 1984 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Bussey ran for 5,105 yards in his career on 1,203 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 193 passes for 1,616 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 157 | 696 | 4.4 | 32 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 196 | 858 | 4.4 | 46 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 85 | 338 | 4.0 | 31 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 225 | 924 | 4.1 | 36 | 5 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 144 | 625 | 4.3 | 38 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 145 | 720 | 5.0 | 40 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 105 | 446 | 4.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 48 | 136 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 57 | 249 | 4.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 91 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 1203 | 5105 | 4.2 | 46 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 175 | 12.5 | 65 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 28 | 218 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 39 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 275 | 8.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 39 | 364 | 9.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 14 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 193 | 1616 | 8.4 | 65 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 10 |
| 1980 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 6 |
| 1983 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 3 |
