Monk Gafford
Roy Haynes Gafford Jr.
Born: October 1, 1920
Fort Deposit, AL USA
Deceased: February 19, 1987
Montgomery, AL
Position: B
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Auburn
High School: Fort Deposit (AL)
Career: 1946-1948
Drafted: 1943 in Round 3, #17 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers
Monk Gafford played from 1946 to 1948 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Miami Seahawks. Gafford ran for 349 yards in his career on 100 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 37 passes for 657 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | -3 | 0.0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 268 | 6.9 | 4 | 10.3 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 79.9 |
| Totals | 44 | 18 | 40.9 | 265 | 6.0 | 4 | 9.1 | 4 | 9.1 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 22 | 60 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | 232 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 100 | 349 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 14 | 270 | 19.3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 274 | 18.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 37 | 657 | 17.8 | 0 | 8 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 12 | 474 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 523 | 40.2 | 49 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 186 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 130 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 433 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 10 | 305 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | 565 | 26.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | 559 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 1469 | 26.7 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 51 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Miami Seahawks | 11 | 8 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 13 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 6 |
