Rick Byas
Richard Reese Byas Jr.
Born: October 19, 1950
Detroit, MI USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180
College: East. Michigan, Wayne State (MI)
High School: Mackenzie (Detroit, MI)
Career: 1974-1980
Rick Byas played from 1974 to 1980 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. Byas intercepted 6 passes for 193 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 35 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 270 | 22.5 | 44 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 519 | 22.6 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 72 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 193 | 32.2 | 72 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 0 |
