Rick Casares
Ricardo Jose Casares
Born: July 4, 1931
Tampa, FL USA
Deceased: September 13, 2013
Tampa, FL
Position: FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 226
College: Florida
High School: Thomas Jefferson (Tampa, FL)
Career: 1955-1966
Drafted: 1954 in Round 2, #18 overall by the Chicago Bears
Rick Casares played from 1955 to 1966 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins. Casares ran for 5,797 yards in his career on 1,431 attempts, scoring 49 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 191 passes for 1,588 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
Click on column headings to sort.
Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 23 | 95.1 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 95.8 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 13 | 3.2 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 80.2 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 135.4 |
| NFL | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 107 | 7.1 | 3 | 20.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 35 | ||
| Totals | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 107 | 7.1 | 3 | 20.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 35 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 125 | 672 | 5.4 | 81 | 4 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 234 | 1126 | 4.8 | 68 | 12 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 204 | 700 | 3.4 | 25 | 6 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 176 | 651 | 3.7 | 64 | 2 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 177 | 699 | 3.9 | 47 | 10 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 160 | 566 | 3.5 | 35 | 5 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 135 | 588 | 4.4 | 23 | 8 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 75 | 255 | 3.4 | 18 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 65 | 277 | 4.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 35 | 123 | 3.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 43 | 135 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 1388 | 5662 | 4.1 | 81 | 49 | |
| AFL | 43 | 135 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1431 | 5797 | 4.1 | 81 | 49 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 29 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 23 | 203 | 8.8 | 33 | 2 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 25 | 225 | 9.0 | 43 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 32 | 290 | 9.1 | 50 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 27 | 273 | 10.1 | 43 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 31 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 24 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 25 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 51 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 20 | 1 |
| NFL | 183 | 1543 | 8.4 | 51 | 10 | |
| AFL | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 20 | 1 | |
| Totals | 191 | 1588 | 8.3 | 51 | 11 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 41 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 71 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 |
| NFL | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 71 | |
| Totals | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 71 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 49 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 49 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 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 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 | |
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
