Eric Crabtree
Eric Leslie Crabtree
Born: November 3, 1944
Monessen, PA USA
Position: WR-SE-FL-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Monessen (PA)
Career: 1966-1971
Drafted: 1966 in Round 11, #170 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Drafted: 1966 in Round 13, #112 overall (AFL) by the Denver Broncos
Eric Crabtree played from 1966 to 1971 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots. Crabtree caught 164 passes for 2,663 yards and 22 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 18 | 0 |
| AFL | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| NFL | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 46 | 716 | 15.6 | 76 | 5 |
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 35 | 601 | 17.2 | 72 | 5 |
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 40 | 855 | 21.4 | 73 | 7 |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 29 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 102 | 7.3 | 22 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 31 | 1 |
| AFL | 122 | 2210 | 18.1 | 76 | 17 | |
| NFL | 42 | 453 | 10.8 | 31 | 5 | |
| Totals | 164 | 2663 | 16.2 | 76 | 22 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| AFL | 7 | 185 | 26.4 | 32 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 185 | 26.4 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | AFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 4 |
