Dave Thelen
David Thelen
Born: September 2, 1936
Position: FB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: Miami (Ohio)
High School: East Canton (OH)
Career: 1958-1966
Dave Thelen played from 1958 to 1966 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts. Thelen ran for 8,463 yards in his career on 1,530 attempts, scoring 47 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 119 passes for 1,764 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 100 | 696 | 7.0 | 77 | 2 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 228 | 1339 | 5.9 | 59 | 10 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 245 | 1407 | 5.7 | 52 | 3 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 180 | 1032 | 5.7 | 47 | 3 | 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 146 | 759 | 5.2 | 65 | 4 | 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 151 | 907 | 6.0 | 62 | 9 | 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 161 | 777 | 4.8 | 59 | 8 | 1965 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 152 | 801 | 5.3 | 38 | 3 | 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 167 | 745 | 4.5 | 29 | 5 |
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| Totals | 1530 | 8463 | 5.5 | 77 | 47 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 41 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 40 | 1 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 19 | 0 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 197 | 24.6 | 48 | 2 | 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 37 | 0 | 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 213 | 17.8 | 47 | 2 | 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 19 | 270 | 14.2 | 76 | 2 | 1965 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 22 | 297 | 13.5 | 38 | 2 | 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 17 | 248 | 14.6 | 49 | 0 |
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| Totals | 119 | 1764 | 14.8 | 76 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 28 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 |
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| Totals | 9 | 203 | 22.6 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
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 | 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1965 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Totals | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 1959 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 1960 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 1961 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 1962 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 1963 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 1964 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 1965 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 1966 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 |
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Honors
1959 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1960 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1963 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1964 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1965 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1966 - CFL CFL East All-Star
