Ken Riley
Kenneth Jerome Riley
Born: August 6, 1947
Bartow, FL USA
Deceased: June 7, 2020
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 181
College: Florida A&M
High School: Union Academy (Bartow, FL)
Career: 1969-1983
Drafted: 1969 in Round 6, #135 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023
Ken Riley played from 1969 to 1983 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Riley intercepted 65 passes for 596 yards in his career.
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Receiving:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 40 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 40 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 66 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 21 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 | 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 30 | 1 | 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 53 | 1 | 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 56 | 1 | 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 42 | 2 |
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| AFL | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 66 | 0 | |
| NFL | 61 | 530 | 8.7 | 56 | 5 | |
| Totals | 65 | 596 | 9.2 | 66 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 16 | 96 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1969 | AFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 9 | 1970 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 | 1971 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 | 1972 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 12 | 1973 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 | 1974 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 13 | 1975 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 | 1976 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 | 1977 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 | 1978 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 1979 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 | 1980 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 1981 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 1982 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 9 | 1983 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
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Honors
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1983 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
