Eric Torkelson
Eric Grove Torkelson
Born: March 23, 1952
Troy, NY USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 194
College: Connecticut
High School: Burnt Hills (NY)
Career: 1974-1981
Drafted: 1974 in Round 11, #272 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Eric Torkelson played from 1974 to 1981 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Torkelson ran for 1,307 yards in his career on 351 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 59 passes for 469 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 42 | 226 | 5.4 | 29 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 88 | 289 | 3.3 | 15 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 103 | 309 | 3.0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 98 | 401 | 4.1 | 15 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 351 | 1307 | 3.7 | 29 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 140 | 7.4 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 139 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 469 | 7.9 | 31 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 268 | 19.1 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 6 |
| 1977 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 7 |
| 1978 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 8 |
| 1981 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 0 |
