Howie Ferguson
Howard Ferguson Jr.
Born: August 5, 1930
New Iberia, LA USA
Deceased: December 18, 2005
New Iberia, LA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 218
College: none
High School: New Iberia (LA)
Career: 1953-1960
Howie Ferguson played from 1953 to 1960 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Chargers. Ferguson ran for 2,558 yards in his career on 670 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 148 passes for 1,247 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 52 | 134 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 83 | 276 | 3.3 | 25 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 192 | 859 | 4.5 | 57 | 4 |
| 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 99 | 367 | 3.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 59 | 216 | 3.7 | 40 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 59 | 268 | 4.5 | 29 | 1 |
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 126 | 438 | 3.5 | 30 | 4 |
| NFL | 544 | 2120 | 3.9 | 57 | 6 | |
| AFL | 126 | 438 | 3.5 | 30 | 4 | |
| Totals | 670 | 2558 | 3.8 | 57 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 41 | 398 | 9.7 | 49 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 153 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 214 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 17 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 27 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 26 | 2 |
| NFL | 127 | 1079 | 8.5 | 49 | 1 | |
| AFL | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Totals | 148 | 1247 | 8.4 | 49 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 30 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 34 | 0 |
| NFL | 15 | 257 | 17.1 | 34 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 257 | 17.1 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 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 Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| AFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
