Mike Pruitt
Michael L. Pruitt
Born: April 3, 1954
Chicago, IL USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 222
College: Purdue
High School: Wendell Phillips (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1976-1986
Drafted: 1976 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Mike Pruitt played from 1976 to 1986 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs. Pruitt ran for 7,378 yards in his career on 1,844 attempts, scoring 51 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 270 passes for 1,860 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 52 | 138 | 2.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 47 | 205 | 4.4 | 21 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 135 | 560 | 4.1 | 71 | 5 |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 264 | 1294 | 4.9 | 77 | 9 |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 249 | 1034 | 4.2 | 56 | 6 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 247 | 1103 | 4.5 | 21 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 143 | 516 | 3.6 | 17 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 293 | 1184 | 4.0 | 27 | 10 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 163 | 506 | 3.1 | 14 | 6 |
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 105 | 366 | 3.5 | 54 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 139 | 448 | 3.2 | 16 | 2 |
| Totals | 1844 | 7378 | 4.0 | 77 | 51 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 41 | 372 | 9.1 | 50 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 63 | 471 | 7.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 63 | 442 | 7.0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 22 | 140 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 30 | 157 | 5.2 | 21 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 270 | 1860 | 6.9 | 50 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 237 | 19.8 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 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 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 9 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 7 |
| 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 15 |
Honors
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
