Booker Russell
Booker Taylor Russell
Born: February 28, 1956
Belton, TX USA
Deceased: March 9, 2000
Belton, TX
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 223
College: Texas St.
High School: Belton (TX)
Career: 1978-1984
Booker Russell played from 1978 to 1984 during his career with the Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Stars and San Diego Chargers. Russell ran for 717 yards in his career on 159 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 28 passes for 273 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 33 | 190 | 5.8 | 72 | 4 |
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | 123 | 3.2 | 17 | 4 |
| 1983 | USFL Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 225 | 4.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Philadelphia Stars | 23 | 73 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 90 | 419 | 4.7 | 72 | 8 | |
| USFL | 69 | 298 | 4.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 159 | 717 | 4.5 | 72 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Philadelphia Stars | 17 | 163 | 9.6 | 39t | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL Philadelphia Stars | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| USFL | 21 | 199 | 9.5 | 39 | 2 | |
| Totals | 28 | 273 | 9.8 | 39 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Philadelphia Stars | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 22 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 20 | 0 | |
| USFL | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1983 | USFL Philadelphia Stars | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| USFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 1 |
| 1983 | USFL | Philadelphia Stars | 18 | 16 |
| 1984 | USFL | Philadelphia Stars | 7 | 6 |
